US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill granting federal protections to same-sex marriage. | via philstarlife
Biden—who as vice president took a public stand in favor of same-sex unions well before they became legal throughout the United States in a 2015 Supreme Court decision—touted the landmark law as a rights victory.
The legislation's final adoption by Congress last week marked a rare show of bipartisanship in deeply divided Washington. "Today, we are making history and making a difference for millions of Americans," she said in a statement. Public acceptance has grown dramatically in recent decades, with polls now showing a strong majority of Americans supporting same-sex marriage.The new legislation, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, does not mandate states to legalize same-sex marriage but does require them to recognize a marriage so long as it was valid in the state where it was performed.
She recalled that the 80-year-old Democrat was among the first American political leaders to publicly support same-sex unions at the highest levels of government.
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