Joe Biden signs law protecting same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court has guaranteed same-sex marriage since 2015, but there has been concern since the High Court’s reversal on abortion.
In front of thousands of guests, Joe Biden affixed his signature to the text of the law on 13 December 2022 at the White House.
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“Love is love”: Joe Biden, who has long embraced the cause of same-sex marriage, signed it in front of thousands of guests and in a festive atmosphere at the White House on Tuesday. Sex Across America.
The US president hailed the passage of the law as “an important step toward equality, liberty, and justice, not just for a few, but for all.” It was a special moment for the US president, who made an impression in 2012 when he was Barack Obama’s vice president, publicly saying he was pro-marriage for everyone.
It’s also one of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and has long been committed to protecting the rights of LGBT+ people.
Festival
The law is “a blow to hate in all its forms,” said the 80-year-old Democrat, his favorite sunglasses on his nose in the cold and sun. “It’s one thing when the Supreme Court makes a ruling, it’s another thing to shout out ‘love is love’ when elected representatives of the people vote for Congress,” he said to cheers from the 5,300-strong crowd. Cooled by extremely cold temperatures.
This expression has become the symbolic slogan of the struggle for same-sex marriage. The President then sat down to sign the text. As a thank you to Kamala Harris, as she handed over her pen, Lady Gaga played her hit “Born This Way” at full volume as the White House lit up in rainbow colors. .
The ceremony, a celebration of commitment, mixed Cyndi Lauper’s appearance for her song “True Colors” with testimony from two lesbians, Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith, who pioneered the court battle to have their union and their family recognized.
The moment was certainly political: Joe Biden was seen hugging Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay prime minister who was never confirmed by the US Senate, and chatting with bisexual Senator Kirsten Sinema, who knocked on the door of the Democratic Party.
“Who do you love?”
Same-sex unions have been guaranteed by the US Supreme Court since 2015. But after the high court’s historic setback on abortion in June, many progressives fear that right could be unraveled as well.
The law passed on Tuesday repeals previous laws that defined marriage between a man and a woman as marriage. Prohibits civil registrars — regardless of the state in which they work — from discriminating against couples “on the basis of their sex, race, ethnicity or origin.” It was passed by Democrats and 39 Republicans elected to Congress, while 169 conservatives opposed it.
A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, including Republicans. But the religious right often opposes it. At the top of the state, the White House emphasized that the US president was one of the first political leaders to support same-sex marriage. A famous segment of a televised interview with Vice President Joe Biden in 2012 during the signing ceremony, until it aired.
Then he roasted Barack Obama’s dignity by publicly saying he supported same-sex marriage, while the White House was looking for a better way to formalize the Democratic presidency. Campaign for a second term. “It’s a simple question: Who do you love? Who do you love, and will you be true to the person you love? Joe Biden, taking the same formula on Tuesday, closed the loop.
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