Ted Cruz’s Michigan legislative co-chair wants to ban homosexuality.

The reporters over at ThinkProgress unearthed some remarks from a Cruz staffer in Michigan.

In a 2011 interview, Michigan’s Ted Cruz legislative co-chair Rep. had the following to say when asked if he believed in criminalizing homosexuality:

The short answer to your question is yes, we believe that states should be free to regulate and prohibit behavior that’s a violation of community standards and a proven threat to public health and safety — including, as most of the United States did throughout its history, homosexual behavior.”

Ted Cruz’s courting of antigay evangelicals seems to be paying off. His recent wins in Kansas and Maine have given him more momentum than he’s seen in months, so now seems to be the perfect time to go all-in on the gay hatred.

This isn’t the first time Glenn freely expressed deeply homophobic and transphobic views. ThinkProgress has a rundown: