{"id":287524,"date":"2022-12-14T11:24:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/?p=287524"},"modified":"2022-12-14T11:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:27:31","slug":"a-blow-against-hate-joe-biden-signs-law-protecting-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/life\/a-blow-against-hate-joe-biden-signs-law-protecting-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA blow against hate\u201d: Joe Biden signs law protecting same-sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden has signed landmark legislation which requires all US states to recognise same-sex marriages in what he described as \u201ca blow against hate in all its forms\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands were invited to celebrate alongside the President at the White House as he signed the Respect for Marriage Act on 13 December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a good day,\u201d he said as he took the podium. \u201cA day America takes a vital step toward equality, for liberty and justice &#8212; not just for some, but for everyone. Toward creating a nation where decency, dignity and love are recognised, honoured and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper both performed at the ceremony, the latter of which told reporters that \u201cwe can rest easy tonight because our families are validated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd because now we&#8217;re allowed to love who we love, which sounds odd to say,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut Americans can now love who we love and bless Joe Biden and all the people that worked on this for allowing people not to worry and their children not to worry about their future.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is a good day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wOFfv6RUwX\">pic.twitter.com\/wOFfv6RUwX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1602831074303819779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Advocates pushed Congress to enshrine protections for rights such as same-sex marriage into law after their future was thrown into uncertainty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/originals\/luke-pollard-mp-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-will-have-consequences-in-the-uk-too\/\">when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his opinion of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/life\/us-should-reconsider-same-sex-marriages-following-roe-v-wade-says-supreme-court-justice\/\">should \u201creconsider\u201d decisions like Obergefell v. Hodges<\/a>, which introduced marriage equality to all 50 states in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The law acts as a safeguard should this ever be overturned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfMfvEflWYS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #F4F4F4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfMfvEflWYS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by GAY TIMES (@gaytimes)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It also protects interracial marriages after laws banning them in 16 states were struck down by the Supreme Court in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House and a longtime champion of LGBTQ+ rights, was met with sustained applause from the crowd and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1602824505654939649?s=20&amp;t=T_IXhuKO9OigIGfFc0bvQg\">described the Respect for Marriage Act<\/a> as \u201ca landmark victory in the fight for full equality.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden has signed landmark legislation which requires all US states to recognise same-sex marriages in what he described as \u201ca blow against hate in all its forms\u201d. 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