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Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 in an opinion article :
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
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By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 in news story:
“Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage.”
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By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
Tony Perkins
stated on June 30, 2013 in 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
stated on May 6, 2013 in 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
stated on May 5, 2013 in 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
stated on March 12, 2013 in 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
stated on March 26, 2013 in 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
stated on December 3, 2012 in 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
stated on March 1, 2011 in 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
stated on February 23, 2012 in 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
stated on July 26, 2011 in 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
stated on February 9, 2011 in 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
stated on December 4, 2010 in 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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By Robert Farley • December 6, 2010
Wesley Clark
stated on December 5, 2010 in 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
stated on June 29, 2010 in 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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By Robert Farley • June 30, 2010
Liberty Institute
stated on March 29, 2010 in 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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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 30, 2010
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC:
“I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage.”
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By Miranda Blue, Ryan Kelly • October 5, 2007
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