{"id":924952,"date":"2024-12-12T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&p=924952"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:56:19","slug":"dean-john-sauer","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/dean-john-sauer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean John Sauer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Opposes same-sex marriage. He <\/span>supported<\/span><\/a> Missouri\u2019s same-sex marriage ban. In 2015, he was involved in legal efforts to undermine marriage equality during his tenure as Solicitor General of Missouri, arguing for the state to determine marriage rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Filed<\/span><\/a> a brief opposing President Biden’s Executive Order that aimed to redefine sexual discrimination to include protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Linked<\/span><\/a> to campaigns that combine anti-abortion messaging with anti-transgender rhetoric. He contributed $100,000 to a political action committee aimed at opposing a Missouri amendment that would secure reproductive rights. This campaign has utilized baseless anti-transgender rhetoric, capitalizing on existing sentiments against transgender health care for minors, which is already restricted in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":924959,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[121580,121772],"region":[],"hashtag":[138638,138632,138633,138634],"class_list":{"0":"post-924952","1":"gap","2":"type-gap","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"tag-marriage-equality","7":"tag-missouri","8":"hashtag-law","9":"hashtag-politics","10":"hashtag-transphobia","11":"hashtag-trump"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t