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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