Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Bill Wins US Senate Passage

The US Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same- sex marriages , an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue & a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples

Same-sex couples did get married when the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalised gay marriage nationwide was approved

The bill, which would ensure that same-sex & inter-racial marriages are enshrined in federal law, was approved 61- 36, including support from 12 Republicans

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation was “ a longtime coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality”

A new law protecting same-sex marriages would also be a major victory for Democrats as they relinquish their two years of consolidated power in Washington

It is a massive win for advocates who have been pushing for decades for federal legislation

It comes as the LGBTQ community has faced violent attacks, such as the shooting last month at a gay nightclub in Colorado that killed five people & injured at least 17

“Our community needs a win, we have been through a lot “ said Kelley Robinson, the incoming president of Human Rights Campaign, which advocates on LGBTQ issues

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