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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2024 a 2024 campaign ad:
Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”
Mostly True
By Grace Abels • October 18, 2024
Coalition to Protect Kids NY
Coalition to Protect Kids NY
stated on September 29, 2024 a campaign website:
"The ERA could also mandate that schools allow biological males to compete in girls' sports."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 15, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 20, 2024 remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:
Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”
Mostly True
By Grace Abels • September 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 3, 2024 an Instagram post:
A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
Mostly True
By Grace Abels • March 11, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 10, 2023 a speech:
In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
Mostly True
By Grace Abels, Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 16, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on April 18, 2023 a Tweet:
Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”
Mostly True
By Grace Abels • April 20, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 a speech:
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 8, 2023
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on June 1, 2019 an Instagram post:
"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on October 7, 2018 an Instagram post:
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2018
George Takei
George Takei
stated on January 20, 2017 a Tweet:
"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 23, 2017
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 18, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press.":
Says Hillary Clinton and millennials have the same positions on climate change, abortion rights, immigration reform, gay rights and college affordability. "Donald Trump doesn't."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu • September 18, 2016
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 a posting on Twitter:
"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016
Chris Sgro
Chris Sgro
stated on March 17, 2016 a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact:
"There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 1, 2016
Elton John
Elton John
stated on October 13, 2015 CNN:
HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 19, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 26, 2015 a statement:
"In a majority of states, you can now marry freely, but can still be fired for who you love."
Mostly True
By Sarah Hauer • July 9, 2015
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
stated on March 29, 2015 an oped column:
"Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year."
Mostly True
By Alex Wilts • April 15, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 19, 2014 a list of talking points:
Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2015
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 1, 2013 an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program:
"People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 23, 2013
Nadine Smith
Nadine Smith
stated on March 27, 2013 a press release:
"The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2013
Christopher Plante
Christopher Plante
stated on January 13, 2013 an interview:
"The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 23, 2013
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