Politician went to gay son's wedding days after voting against same-sex marriage

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Published Jul 27, 2022
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Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of 10% Conservative:

  • 1 negative sentiment for Abortion
  • 6 negative sentiments for LGBT Equality


Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 4% Positive and bias score of 4% Conservative:

1 negative sentiment and 1 positive sentiment for Glenn Thompson


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LGBT Equality

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Glenn Thompson

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14% US Republican Glenn Thompson celebrated at his son's wedding as he married another man on Friday last week."
-2% "However, despite the increasingly conservative leanings of the GOP and Supreme Court judges, the majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.""
-8% "According to a Gallup poll published last month more Americans than ever, 71 per cent, believe marriages between couples of the same-sex should be ..."
-10% "The Pennsylvania politician did this just days after he wielded his legislative power to try and stop a bill that would codify federal protections ..."
-10% "If passed the act would repeal the definition of marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman and open it up to same-sex ..."
-10% Thompson was one of 157 House Republicans who voted against the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday last week."
-20% "A politician went to his gay son's wedding just three days after he voted against a same-sex marriage bill.""
-26% "This ruling seven years ago declared that state laws barring same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and it legalised gay marriage across the US.""
-36% "This comes after the Supreme Court repealed the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling that made abortion legal in the US, leading to them being ..."

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49% : However, despite the increasingly conservative leanings of the GOP and Supreme Court judges, the majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.
46% : According to a Gallup poll published last month more Americans than ever, 71 per cent, believe marriages between couples of the same-sex should be enshrined in law.
45% : The Pennsylvania politician did this just days after he wielded his legislative power to try and stop a bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriages on the Tuesday.
45% : If passed the act would repeal the definition of marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman and open it up to same-sex couples.
40% : A politician went to his gay son's wedding just three days after he voted against a same-sex marriage bill.
37% : This ruling seven years ago declared that state laws barring same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and it legalised gay marriage across the US.
32% : This comes after the Supreme Court repealed the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling that made abortion legal in the US, leading to them being banned in over a dozen states.

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