“Respect for Marriage Act”
“Today is a good day”: Biden signs law protecting gay marriage
STORY: It was a celebratory setting on Tuesday in Washington DC when US President Biden signed the law protecting same-sex marriages. Those affected and activists were also present. They also wanted to emphasize the historical significance of the moment. The name of the law is the Respect for Marriage Act. This is intended to ensure nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage – regardless of the state in which the marriage was concluded. Marriage is therefore also valid if same-sex couples are not allowed to marry there. Also, at the federal level, marriage is no longer defined as a union between a man and a woman. The US House of Representatives passed the bill last week. 258 MPs voted in favor, including all Democrats. 169 Republicans voted against.
US President Joe Biden signed into law a law protecting gay marriage. “Today is a good day,” he said at the ceremony. Last week, the US Congress finally passed the “Respect for Marriage Act”.
US President Joe Biden signed a law protecting gay marriage into law. “Today is a good day,” Biden said at a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in front of a crowd of invited guests. “Today America is taking a most important step toward equality, liberty and justice, not just for some but for all.”
The US would become a nation in which “decency, dignity and love are recognized, honored and protected,” the US Democrat said before signing the law called “Respect for Marriage Act”. – such as: law for the respect of marriage – set. The ceremony was attended by numerous politicians as well as representatives of the LGBTQ community. Cyndi Lauper and Sam Smith provided the music.
Concerns about gay marriage grew in the US after the abortion verdict
The US Congress finally passed the same-sex marriage law last week. It requires all states to recognize marriages that have been entered into and are valid in another state. However, this does not mean that all states will have to accept same-sex marriages in the future. A law already classified as unconstitutional, which defines marriage as a bond between a man and a woman, will also be deleted.
In 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry. However, after the Supreme Court, which had increasingly moved to the right in recent years, abolished the nationwide basic right to abortions that had been in force for almost 50 years in June, fears grew that gay marriage could also be in danger.
A large majority of the US population—more than 70 percent, according to a summer poll—support same-sex marriage. The religious right, however, is firmly opposed to gay marriage.