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Joe Biden
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  • In October 2015, Joe Biden called transgender rights “the civil rights issue of our time” and expressed support for transgender individuals to serve in the military.[1]
  • On June 26, 2015, Biden released a statement regarding the legalization of gay marriage under Obergefell v. Hodges, saying, "[T]his day is for history to remember as one where, as a nation, our laws finally recognize that all people should be treated with respect and dignity—and that all marriages, at their root, are defined by unconditional love."[2]
  • In 2012, Biden said that said that he "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage prior to the Obama administration making that position official.[3]
  • In a 2007 interview with NBC's Tim Russert, Biden said he believed gay marriage was probably inevitable "because social mores change." Before stating he was comfortable with New Hampshire establishing civil unions, Biden said, "I don’t think the government can dictate the definition of marriage to religious institutions. But government does have an obligation to guarantee that everybody has, every individual is free of discrimination. And there’s a distinction."[4]
  • In 1996, Biden voted in favor HR 3396 - Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage "as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife."[5][6]

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  1. ↑ Huffington Post, "Joe Biden Backs Transgender Military Service As U.S. Weighs Policy," October 4, 2015
  2. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Statement by the Vice President on the Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges," June 26, 2015
  3. ↑ Politico, "Joe Biden ‘absolutely comfortable’ with gay marriage," May 6, 2012
  4. ↑ NBC News, "Meet the Press Transcript," April 29, 2007
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3396 - Defense of Marriage Act," accessed July 17, 2015
  6. ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote on H.R. 3396 (Defense of Marriage Act)," accessed July 17, 2015
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