13. Why did Harry Truman's loyalty review system target gay men and lesbians working for the government?c. Gay men and lesbians were legally prohibited from working for the government.a. The president was an outspoken homophobe.e. Truman was alleged to be gay himself and sought to deflect any suspicions.b. Joseph McCarthy's announcement that there were over fifty gay men and lesbians in the State Department had forced Truman's hand.d. Gay men and lesbians were considered susceptible to blackmail and thought to be lacking the qualities necessary to fight communism.

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