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Longtime LGBTQ+ activist Cyndi Lauper was at the White House for President Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, a historic codification of same-sex and interracial marriage. Her sweet message:
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, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which mostly codifies protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Now, it's on to President Biden for his signature.
Out gay Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-New York) presided over the bill's debate:
NOW: Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have the honor of presiding over the debate on the Respect for Marriage Act.
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) December 8, 2022
The vote for marriage equality is an empowering moment for me as the first Afro-Latino LGBTQ Member of Congress. pic.twitter.com/BaJuOnuiDT
Noteworthy: 169 House Republicans (and 36 Senate Republicans) voted against this.
Watch this ridiculous Missouri woman CRY over equality for others:
Hartzler says her priority is protecting people who believe in the true meaning of marriage and then starts to cry while she asks for her colleagues to vote against marriage equality pic.twitter.com/yk7loKCd4G
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 8, 2022
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It's not exactly a codification of Obergefell, but the Senate — by a vote of 61-36 — has passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriages federally.
Applause in the Senate pic.twitter.com/PTQIhOKwUK
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 29, 2022
The Respect for Marriage Act will likely be approved by the House next week, and signed into law by President Biden.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- New York) was emotional as he talked about his daughter, who is married to a woman, fearing that her marital union could be erased.
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