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GOP lawmaker who advocated 12-year-olds getting married blames backlash on Democrats
Gavin Newsom called him out for supporting child marriage, which is often used to cover adult men’s sexual abuse of minor girls.
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Wyoming GOP defends child marriage while claiming it’s trans rights that harm children
Many conservatives say that kids are turning transgender due to “grooming,” but they’re fighting for a 40-year-old man’s right to marry a 12-year-old girl.
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Christian conservatives say same-sex marriage bill will lead to “pedophilic marriages”
They’re using their favorite trick: linking LGBTQ equality to child sex abuse.
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Republican who said Jackson was lenient on pedophiles had questionable start with far-younger wife
Rep. John Rose may have awarded his future wife with a scholarship when she was 20. Now his party is calling everyone they disagree with “groomers.”
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Bill that creates straight-only marriage while allowing child marriage could get a vote this week
The Tennessee bill creates a new type of marriage just for straight people. There is no age requirement.
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Tennessee is trying to find a loophole to ban same-sex marriage even if it legalizes child brides
Republicans have proposed a new law regarding common-law marriage, minus an age limit.
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Republicans scrap child marriage ban because they’re worried about a pro-LGBTQ proposal
Indiana could have stopped adult men from marrying 15-year-old girls, but Republicans wanted to be sure their marriage equality ban stayed on the books.
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Tennessee lawmakers give OK to child marriage as insult to loving gay couples
A “family values” group doesn’t want to stop 50-year-old men from marrying 10-year-olds because same-sex marriages are an “abomination.”