This week, in an overwhelming amount of support, the House passed legislation protecting the right to same-sex and interracial marriages. The decision comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade concerning many that the Court would jeopardize other rights criticized by the far right, such as the right to contraception. The legislation, dubbed The Respect for Marriage Act, would “repeal a law from the Clinton era (the Defense of Marriage Act) that defines marriage as a heterogeneous relationship between a man and a woman…It would also provide legal protections for interracial marriages by prohibiting any state from denying out-of-state marriage licenses and benefits on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.” It’s anticipated to pass the House in the following weeks but may be stalled by the Senate.
The Biden admin released a statement supporting the act stating, “No person should face discrimination because of who they are or whom they love, and every married couple in the United States deserves the security of knowing that their marriage will be defended and respected.”
Love is love, and no person should be denied the basic human right to marry whomever they wish or live in fear of being who they are.
