Latest Fact-Checks In LGBTQ

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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 12, 2019 a podcast
29 states still don’t have "comprehensive protections" for people in the LGBTQ community.
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By Mica Soellner • March 28, 2019
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 a press conference in Texas
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
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By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality."
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By Joshua Gillin • November 3, 2016
AlternativePAC
AlternativePAC
stated on September 25, 2016 an online ad
Says Dick Cheney "supported gay marriage sooner" than Hillary Clinton.
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By Alan Gathright • September 8, 2016
Sean Patrick Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Donald Trump is "against marriage equality. He wants to go back."
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By Dan Clark • August 15, 2016
Loretta Lynch
Loretta Lynch
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group."
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By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2016
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on January 24, 2016 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'
When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on September 27, 2015 a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 a news story
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
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By April Hunt • September 28, 2015
Jason Rae
Jason Rae
stated on April 21, 2015 an interview
Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community."  
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May 8, 2015
Jeff Graham
Jeff Graham
stated on January 7, 2015 an interview with WABE radio
The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.
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By April Hunt • January 21, 2015
Ted Olson
Ted Olson
stated on January 18, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 12, 2014 a Facebook post
"Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2014
Neera Tanden
Neera Tanden
stated on December 29, 2013 a panel discussion on CNN
"Forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions."
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By Steve Contorno • January 5, 2014
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 26, 2013 a fundraising email
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
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By Tom Feran • April 2, 2013
Mark Hinkle
Mark Hinkle
stated on September 23, 2010 a press release.
"Exit polls indicate that Democrats get over 70 percent of LGBT votes in federal elections."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2010
John Barrasso
John Barrasso
stated on May 10, 2010 an interview on Fox News
On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 10, 2010
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
stated on October 11, 2009 an appearance on 'Meet the Press'
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
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By Catharine Richert • October 12, 2009
Miss California USA
Miss California USA
stated on May 12, 2009 a news conference.
"The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
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May 12, 2009
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 an interview on MSNBC
"I don't think that Rudy or Fred or John McCain support the marriage amendment."
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By Miranda Blue • October 5, 2007