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Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio pundit and provocateur, died on Feb. 17, 2021, at the age of 70, prompting many to look back at his life and controversial views. Among the statements attributed to Limbaugh that still excite controversy is one extolling a traditional view of the institution of marriage. Limbaugh opined frequently about marriage, particularly in relation to calls for marriage rights and privileges to be extended to the LGBT community. A 2004 Palm Beach Post article about Limbaugh's third divorce attributed this quote to Limbaugh and linked it to his views on gay marriage (emphasis added): While we were unable to find citations of an original source or date for this quote, we did find that Limbaugh expressed the same opinion more than once over the course of his career, particularly in the context of gay marriage. In 2003, for instance, after a landmark decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for the state to deny marriage to gay and lesbian couples, Limbaugh said on his radio show that having and raising children is the primary reason for marriage, according to an article in The Boston Globe. We also found the following examples in transcripts of Limbaugh's radio show: Limbaugh himself was married four times, with three of them -- to Roxy McNeely, Michelle Sixta, and Marta Fitzgerald -- ending in divorce. In 2010 he married Kathryn Rogers. He had no children from any of his marriages. Given that his expressed beliefs on marriage were consistent and widely documented, we rate this claim as Mostly True.
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