Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the anti-LGBTQ+ Republican nominee for vice president, praised a woman as a patriot after she allegedly called a poll worker a d**khead and told them to suck her c**t because the worker told her that she couldnt vote at a polling place while wearing a t-shirt endorsing former President Donald Trump. The woman reportedly tore off her own shirt, voted in her bra, and said, This is why Im voting for Trump.The incident, which has not been verified, was first reported on Reddit and then shared on X by Mark Greene, an author who has written about toxic masculinity. Vance reposted Greenes now-deleted post, commenting, What a patriot. Greene said he deleted his post because he felt Trump supporters were reposting it to support violence against poll workers. Related Trumps campaign is holding events for LGBTQ+ Republicans. Hes not attending them. One gay Republican argued that Trump dancing to YMCA at rallies proves he loves the gays. In a thread posted on Sunday afternoon, Greene wrote, Yep, Im the guy who deleted this post on X, quoted verbatim from Reddit, after JD Vance reposted it. Why did I do that? Because it was turning into a MAGA frenzy attacking polling laws and workers. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today I had no idea Vance had weighed in until hours after I deleted it. Someone sent me a screen grab, Greene added. Had I known he did, I would have deleted it even more quickly. It was accelerating into a MAGA assault on polling law/ workers. Clearly, JD Vance is encouraging that assault. Yep, Im the guy who deleted this post on X, quoted verbatim from Reddit, after JD Vance reposted it. Why did I do that? Because it was turning into a MAGA frenzy attacking polling laws and workers. /1 pic.twitter.com/ucUtVULOzU Mark Greene (@RemakingManhood) October 27, 2024Trump and his supporters have increasingly harassed and threatened volunteer and elected election workers and their families over his baseless claims of aiding widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Reuters reported. Vance and other anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives have repeated Trumps baseless claims.The threats have included hanging, firing squads, torture, and bomb blasts.Were daily receiving threats, whether its through voicemails, emails, social media or in person, and its escalating. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, told CBS News. Theyre all rooted in lies and misinformation, which is always disappointing and sad, but at the same time, its real. Your Vote is a step toward Equality for All Make sure youre ready to vote! An estimated 38% of local election officials experienced threats, harassment, or abuse for doing their jobs, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Half said theyre concerned for their own and coworkers safety, and one-third said they knew fellow poll workers who quit over safety concerns.To minimize harassment, many states have enhanced security of voting and ballot-counting centers, including areas that are only accessible by credentialed workers, panic button text alerts to police and state election officials to report any disturbances, and conducting emergency response drills for any interference, the Associated Press reported.This has unfortunately become a way of life, and weve invested as a board in metal detectors, in fencing, in cameras, said Republican Bill Gates, a member of the Board of Supervisors for Arizonas Maricopa County. I wish we didnt have to do this, but we do.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.