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		darkarmani on June 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blogger, With Focus on Surveillance, Is at Center ... > One has to wonder whether the government considers gays and lesbians high-risk dangerous individuals, It used to be a security clearance risk. The idea that you might be blackmailed with the threat of being outed.

tomjen3 on June 7, 2013 [–]

I could see that be an issue with that today too (as would extra marital affairs, gambling debts, etc) but I doubt they would care one way or the other if you weren't in the closet.

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