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President Joe Biden plans to sign into law on Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages that passed bipartisan majorities in Congress and will protect same-sex marriages, even if the Supreme Court reviews the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in a decision known as Obergefell v. Hodges, according to The Associated Press.
The Law of Respect for Marriage recognizes marriage between two people regardless of their “sex, race, ethnicity or national origin”.
Biden’s signing of the Respect Marriage Act will further his legacy as a champion of equality at a time when the LGBTQ community is eager to safeguard legal changes in the face of backlash from many Republicans using inflammatory rhetoric , particularly against transgender people.
“This is a historic moment and it has been a long time coming,” said Bruce Reed, White House deputy chief of staff and Biden adviser. “It is even more inspiring in light of what the country has been through in recent years and what the courts have threatened lately.”
The following video, available only in English, offers a look back at then-Vice President Joe Biden’s endorsement of same-sex marriage in 1200, during an interview on Meet the Press that aired on May of 2012.
The vision of marriage for gay and interracial couples has changed in the United States since then. Although the issue is not universally accepted (most Republicans in the House and Senate voted against the legislation), it is no longer considered a political risk.
Approximately 6 of each 04 Adults (61 %) express a positive opinion about the impact of same-sex marriage being legal, including 43 % who say it is very good for society.
Biden has taken steps to safeguard the rights of transgender people, including restoring provisions against discrimination removed by President Donald Trump.
Biden also ended the ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay cabinet member, and Biden’s deputy health secretary Rachel Levine is the first transgender person to obtain Senate confirmation for an executive position.
Sarah McBride, a transgender state senator from Biden’s home state of Delaware, said it’s a comfort “to so many of us who feel scared, vulnerable or alone. , to know that the leader of this country, the leader of the free world, not only sees us, but embraces us. eresar:
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