{"id":506155,"date":"2021-02-09T19:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/mike-braun\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:29:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:29:41","slug":"mike-braun","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/mike-braun\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Braun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014Went o<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2018\/10\/29\/indiana-senate-race-mike-braun-issues-healthcare-economy-immigration\/1647947002\/\">n the record opposing marriage equality<\/a>. \u201cI understand these issues can be divisive, and I would never demonize someone with a different point of view from mine,\u201d Braun said. \u201cWhere I stand comes from my upbringing and my faith: I\u2019m 100 percent pro-life and I believe in traditional marriage \u2026 I think traditional marriage should be between a man and a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a 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