Sen. Marco Rubio was confronted by ThinkProgress at the opening luncheon of the annual Faith and Freedom Forum about his thoughts on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill to make discrimination against LGBT individuals illegal across the country.

In a quick exchange while in an elevator, Rubio seemed inclined to stick with current law, which protects works from being fired in the case of race or gender, but not sexual orientation:

KEYES: The Senate this summer is going to be taking up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act which makes it illegal to fire someone for being gay. Do you know if you’ll be supporting that? RUBIO: I haven’t read the legislation. By and large I think all Americans should be protected but I’m not for any special protections based on orientation. KEYES: What about on race or gender? RUBIO: Well that’s established law. KEYES: But not for sexual orientation?

“I’m not for any special protections based on orientation,” Rubio added, bristling at the notion of being called a “bigot." Watch the video: