{"id":2288,"date":"2026-06-24T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:35:44","slug":"scandal-plagued-dem-candidate-platner-reveals-he-used-to-get-checked-for-stds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2288","title":{"rendered":"Scandal-Plagued Dem Candidate Platner Reveals He Used To Get Checked For STDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner used a Planned Parenthood endorsement event Monday to reveal his personal history of sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286\">DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Platner received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Action Fund during a press conference focused largely on abortion, healthcare policy, and criticism of Collins\u2019 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While discussing healthcare access, Platner told attendees that he had personally received STI testing through Planned Parenthood when he was younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI myself, at a younger age, received treat-. Uh, what\u2019s the word? I got STI checks,\u201d said Platner as the audience laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s not an embarrassing thing. It\u2019s a smart thing to do, especially when you\u2019re \u2026 younger,\u201d Platner added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Platner was there advocating for universal health care, praising Planned Parenthood\u2018s role in providing services and highlighting the care he had received himself. The specific care Platner mentioned was from VA benefits, a system that is neither single-payer nor available to everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Platner\u2019s personal history continues to receive scrutiny. On June 4, The New York Times reported that several former romantic partners described relationships with Platner as \u201cvolatile\u201d and \u201ctoxic.\u201d The Times interviewed more than two dozen people, including six women who had previously been involved with the Democratic candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2283\">Swing-Seat Democrat Haunted By Tax Record As GOP Eyes Pickup Opportunity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Three former girlfriends described behavior they found \u201cunsettling\u201d or intimidating, according to the NYT report. One former girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, alleged that Platner sometimes grabbed her hard enough to leave marks during arguments and described other incidents she said left her frightened. <strong>(RELATED: Graham Platner\u2019s Alleged Victims Came Forward. The New York Times Fed Them To The Wolves)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Times report followed earlier revelations that the married Platner had exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women, according to ABC News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Platner has endured several scandals in recent months, including comments from re-surfaced Reddit posts, where he made excuses for sexual assault. <span><strong>(RELATED:\u00a0Nevermind The Nazi Tatoo And Sexual Assault Excuse-Making, Liberals Finally Fed Up With Their Candidate)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Democratic nominee also used the event to attack Collins, claiming that she either misled voters or was being misled herself when she supported Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Collins, who has described herself as supportive of abortion rights while also backing some Republican judicial nominees, is seeking another term. 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