"I have so many issues with our government in every way," Roan told The Guardian last week. "There are so many things that I would want to change. So I don't feel pressured to endorse someone. There's problems on both sides. I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills, use your vote—vote small, vote for what's going on in your city."

Backlash to Roan's comments swiftly proliferated online.

"Chappell roan is an embarrassment to lesbians," one X user wrote in a post with more than 4 million views. "You can't borrow from drag aesthetics and embrace your sexuality and then pretend the party that would criminalize our happiness is the same as the one who protects it."