“America takes a vital step toward equality, toward liberty and justice, not just for some, but for everyone.” President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, establishing federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
“Today is a good day,” Biden said. “A day America takes a vital step toward equality, toward liberty and justice, not just for some, but for everyone. To creating a nation where decency, dignity and love are recognized, honored and protected. “
“My fellow Americans, the road to this moment has been long, but those who believed in equality and justice, you never gave up, many of you are standing on the South Lawn here,” Biden said. “So many of you put your relationships on the line, your jobs on the line, your lives on the line to fight for the law I’m about to sign. For me and the entire nation, thank you, thank you, thank you.”
The law does not force any state to allow same-sex marriages but does require it to recognize a union that occurred in another state. Under the new law every state will have to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity or national origin” and guarantee access to federal spousal benefits and protections.
“When a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon, this is still wrong,” Biden said. “That’s why the people you heard speak today continue to fight to pass the Equality Act. When hospitals, libraries and community centers are threatened and intimidated because they support LGBTQ children and families we have to speak out.”
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