Joe Biden has signed legislation protecting same-sex marriages and declared the 'law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms'.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would don the same purple tie to the ceremony that he wore to his daughter's wedding. His daughter and her wife are expecting their first baby next spring.
"Thanks to the dogged work of many of my colleagues, my grandchild will live in a world that will respect and honour their mothers' marriage," he said.The new law aims to safeguard gay marriages if the US Supreme Court ever reverses Obergefell v Hodges, its 2015 decision legalising same-sex unions nationwide.
It will also protect interracial marriages after the Supreme Court in Loving v Virginia struck down laws in 16 states barring interracial marriage in 1967. In a statement last week, Mr Biden said:"Congress has restored a measure of security to millions of marriages and families. "They have also provided hope and dignity to millions of young people across this country who can grow up knowing that their government will recognise and respect the families they build."
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