President Joe Biden has signed legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriage, a move welcomed by rights advocates as an important step amid fears of a potential rollback and threats against marginalized communities. Biden signed the landmark bill, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, into law during a ceremony …
Read More »Marriage Equality Bill Heads To Biden’s Desk Following Bipartisan House Vote
Jennifer Shutt, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill Thursday that would ensure same-sex and interracial couples continue holding many of the rights they have now, should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the cases that established those constitutional protections. The measure now heads to the desk …
Read More »Same-Sex Marriage Protected Under Bill Passed By Senate With GOP Support
Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent The U.S. Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would enshrine protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, codifying many of the rights that would disappear if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn those landmark decisions the way it overturned the nationwide right to an abortion this summer. …
Read More »Bill Protecting Same-Sex, Interracial Marriage Clears Key Hurdle In Senate
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury U.S. Senate cleared a key hurdle to passing a marriage equality bill Wednesday, garnering even more than the 60 senators from both political parties needed to move past a legislative filibuster. The bill, which could win final passage in the Senate as soon as this week, …
Read More »Senate Delays Same-Sex Marriage Vote Until After Midterm Elections
Jennifer Shutt, Arizona Mirror The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections, bipartisan negotiators announced Thursday. The move follows weeks of behind-the-scenes discussions among five U.S. senators from both political parties who have been drafting an amendment to …
Read More »Bill Codifying Same-Sex Marriage Nears Critical Vote In Senate
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Senate is on track to vote on a bill codifying marriage equality as soon as next week with negotiators increasingly confident it could become law. Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday they’re close to getting at …
Read More »Days Before His Gay Son’s Wedding, GOP Rep. Cast A Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage
Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania’s sprawling and conservative 15th U.S. House District has drawn national attention for voting against a bill that would protect same-sex marriage rights days before attending his gay son’s wedding last weekend. U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson was one of 157 Republicans …
Read More »GOP Support For Same-Sex Marriage Protections Builds In Senate
Jennifer Shutt, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The U.S. Senate appears on track to send President Joe Biden a bill in the coming weeks that would guarantee same-sex and interracial couples can marry, even if the Supreme Court overturns the landmark cases that enshrined those rights. “I think we’re very close,” U.S. Sen. …
Read More »Lawmakers Answer Supreme Court Threat to LGBTQ+ Equality With Respect for Marriage Act
Members of Congress alarmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal on abortion rights and threats to other basic freedoms on Monday introduced legislation intended to ensure protections for LGBTQ+ and interracial marriages. “The Respect for Marriage Act will protect same-sex and interracial marriages from any radical or bigoted decision …
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