The United States President, Joe Biden, yesterday signed into law, the bill titled “Respect for Marriage Act
The Act mandates federal recognition for same-sex marriages as the proponents of the legislation argued that Congress needed to be proactive in ensuring a future Supreme Court would not invalidate same-sex marriages around the country.
By signing the bill into law, President Biden would be capping his own personal evolution toward embracing gay rights over the course of a four-decade political career.
The signing ceremony will be an indication of how much President Biden has changed when it comes to championing L.G.B.T.Q. equality, having voted for the Defense of Marriage Act as a
Recall that as vice president, Biden had publicly announced his support for same-sex marriage before his boss, President Barack Obama, as he careful mapped out plans for Obama’s re-election announcement.
However, opponents of the legislation argued that it would undermine family values in the US and restrict the religious freedoms of people who do not believe that same-sex marriage is moral.
