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Project 2025

No, Project 2025 doesn’t eliminate gay marriage

Kamala Harris

Ad claiming Harris supports transition-related care for transgender prisoners needs context

Vice President Kamala Harris supported transition-related care for transgender prisoners in the past, but the policy is not part of her current platform.
Donald Trump

There is no evidence of schools performing surgeries to change students’ gender

Former President Donald Trump has falsely claimed multiple times on the campaign trail that public schools are performing gender-affirming surgeries on kids.
Project 2025

Here's what Project 2025 says about gay marriage, LGBTQ+ rights

Nothing in Project 2025 proposes banning gay marriage, but it does have several policy proposals that are anti-LGBTQ+.
LGBTQ+

No, the Catholic Church has not changed its stance on same-sex marriage

Pope Francis has approved allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, but the Catholic Church still affirms that marriage is between a man and a woman.
LGBTQ+

No, the Catholic Church hasn’t changed its stance on same-sex marriage

While Pope Francis formally allowed Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, the Catholic Church still affirms that marriage is only between a man and a woman.
Health

Yes, blood donation rules have changed for men who have sex with men

The Red Cross and other blood donation centers are implementing FDA guidance that allows more men who have sex with men to give blood.
LGBTQ+

Yes, Sally Ride was the first known LGBTQ+ NASA astronaut

Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983. Her romantic relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy became public after Ride’s death in 2012.
LGBTQ+

No, the White House pride flag display did not violate flag code

Some members of Congress accused the White House of violating flag code by putting a LGBTQ+ pride flag in between two U.S. flags.
LGBTQ+

Blue, white and pink in Progress Pride flag represents transgender people, not ‘minor-attracted persons’

A viral video claims the blue, white and pink stripes on the Progress Pride flag represent “minor-attracted persons.” That’s false.
LGBTQ+

Yes, Pride Month began as a protest against police brutality

The Stonewall Inn was a popular gay bar in New York City in 1969. It became the site of a weeklong clash between police and protesters that year.
LGBTQ+

No, California is not sending out checks to all LGBTQ residents

San Francisco has launched a guaranteed income pilot program for trans people, but it's limited to 55 low-income San Franciscans.