{"id":506087,"date":"2019-07-28T23:42:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T23:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/john-ratcliffe\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:33:35","slug":"john-ratcliffe","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/john-ratcliffe\/","title":{"rendered":"John Ratcliffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f3aded55-7fff-f5e7-da71-5df15f7dfbfe\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heralddemocrat.com\/article\/20140216\/news\/302169975?template=ampart\">Said<\/a> he opposes an individual state\u2019s right to recognize marriage equality.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f3aded55-7fff-f5e7-da71-5df15f7dfbfe\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frcaction.org\/pressrelease\/rep-john-ratcliffe-scores-100-percent-on-frc-actions-new-scorecard\">Was given an award<\/a> by the anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council for his 100 percent record on \u201cfaith 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