President Biden
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“Biden voted for the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a woman.”
Biden cast a series of votes against gay rights in the 1990s, including voting for DOMA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/11/gay-marriage-joe-biden/Now
“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights.”
Biden publicly endorsed same-sex marriage on Meet the Press, getting ahead of President Obama on the issue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/11/gay-marriage-joe-biden/Analysis
Voted for DOMA which explicitly defined marriage as heterosexual, then became one of the most prominent champions of same-sex marriage, eventually signing the Respect for Marriage Act that repealed DOMA
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