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Phil Burress
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 news story
"Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."
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By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
stated on June 30, 2013 a TV interview
"We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail."
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By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 6, 2013 video remarks to the Family Research Council
Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.
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By Sue Owen • May 22, 2013
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
stated on May 5, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
David Furhman
David Furhman
stated on March 12, 2013 an interview
The decision to remove Chick-fil-A from Emory University was based solely on student feedback.
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By Karishma Mehrotra • April 19, 2013
Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper
stated on March 26, 2013 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court
"Very few men outlive their own fertility."
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By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2013
Alex Wan
Alex Wan
stated on December 3, 2012 a resolution
"The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities."
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By Eric Stirgus • December 7, 2012
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on March 1, 2011 a mailer
Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)."
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By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program
Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.
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By Caryn Shinske • March 25, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 26, 2011 an interview with Politico
"Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]."
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By Joe Guillen • August 16, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on December 4, 2010 the Senate floor
"The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldn't support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' because of the economy."
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December 6, 2010
Wesley Clark
Wesley Clark
stated on December 5, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2010
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan
stated on June 29, 2010 the Kagan confirmation hearing
During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."
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June 30, 2010
Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute
stated on March 29, 2010 a Web site
"An attack on a healthy 22-year-old homosexual man would be more protected under the law than an attack on an eight-year-old child."
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March 30, 2010
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 an interview on MSNBC
"I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage."
Half-True
By Miranda Blue, Ryan Kelly • October 5, 2007
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