The former head of conservative LGBTQ group the Log Cabin Republicans, Gregory Angelo, has spoken out against the Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, he warns people not to be “fooled” into supporting the pro-LGBTQ legislation that would prevent against discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, and more.

Despite the fact that the Civil Rights Act includes protections not only on the grounds of race, but also gender, religion, sex, and national origin, Angelo argues that adding sexual orientation and gender identity into the fold would somehow be insulting to the African-American community. He notes the NAACP is not listed as among the organizations in support of the Equality Act, while ignoring the many groups representing African-Americans, and other people of color, that have signaled their support. (Update: The NAACP has since come out in support of the bill.)

He also frames the pro-LGBTQ bill as an assault on religious freedoms.

“Passage of the ’Equality Act’ would make liars out of the lot of us. It would put the nonprofit status of religious charities at risk; it would force mom-and-pop businesses to participate in same-sex marriage ceremonies; and it would flout bedrock principles that have served as the foundation of the American experience for centuries,” he writes.

Angelo also ignores evidence to the contrary and tries to make the case that discrimination against LGBTQ people is no longer a real issue, just because it might not be as bad today as it was in the past.

“In 1975, when it was first introduced in Congress, this legislation was certainly more needed and relevant. At the time, gay Americans faced prejudice at a far more pervasive rate than they do today,” he argues. “In the 44 years since, without any federal legislative coercion, corporate America has taken the lead, developing organic policies that respect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees. This is the free market at work in all its glory, and it offers a far more promising path than this flawed legislation.”

While there may be less open hostility against the LGBTQ community broadly, and while many companies have indeed developed anti-discrimination policies that include LGBTQ people, there are plenty of exceptions to trend. That is especially true for those who do not live in big cities or liberal states, as well as those who don’t work for large corporations with progressive leanings.

In addition to arguing that LGBTQ people aren’t in real danger of discrimination, Angelo has also argued that Trump is the most pro-LGBTQ Republican president in history, and that Vice President Mike Pence is not anti-gay, despite the administration’s continued assault on the LGBTQ community. Those actions include trying to make it easier to fire, or not hire, LGBTQ people, rolling back transgender protections in schools and prisons, keeping transgender people of the military, and making cuts to critical HIV/AIDS programs and research.

A video of Angelo defending Trump on The Opposition with Jordan Klepper follows.