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2023-06-11 08:45:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D63B79BCF61A02ECDC7E366763E88072BF3A9031C5BEEB29A6E0F7A9972ADD36
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In 1973, Biden suggested that gay federal employees were "security risks"; in 1994 he voted to cut federal funding for schools that taught "acceptance of homosexuality"; and, in 1996, he voted for the DOMA law, declaring that "marriage is between a man and a woman." https://apnews.com/article/9a8cdd525ecc1c2123bdf4314c3db431 https://freebeacon.com/politics/joe-biden-viewed-gays-in-government-as-security-risks/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/01/20/joe-biden-lgbt-gay-rights-record-voted-defence-of-marriage-act-marriage-equality/
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