President Biden Signs Same-Sex Marriage Law, Sam Smith & Cyndi Lauper Perform

President Biden has signed a invoice into legislation that works to completely defend same-sex and interracial marriages — though the Supreme Court nonetheless may need one thing to say about it.

Dubbed the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the invoice codifies protections for married {couples} of all races and sexual orientations and requires the federal authorities to acknowledge these marriages in all 50 states … which, for now, is already the legislation of the land.

The invoice was handed within the House with a vote of 258-169 and in the Senate … 61-36. Some Republicans acquired onboard for the laws — however removed from a majority in both home.

To rejoice the event, the White House hosted an occasion on the South Lawn with a number of friends and even some music acts to assist ring within the second. Sam Smith, who identifies as nonbinary, was a type of artists who carried out … singing their hit “Stay With Me.”

Cyndi Lauper, who appeared throughout Tuesday’s press briefing, additionally took the stage for her basic tune, “True Colors.” There had been a pair different acts, together with a homosexual choir. Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi additionally delivered remarks, as did visitor audio system.

During the signing ceremony, Biden known as the transfer was an enormous deal for Americans in all places, emphasizing the significance of having the ability to marry anybody you’re keen on, and the importance of getting that proper protected by legislation beneath the federal authorities.

The Respect for Marriage Act is supposed to function a safeguard towards attainable reversals of key Supreme Court circumstances that weighed in on these points up to now — specifically, 2015’s Obergefell v. Hodges and, in fact, 1967’s Loving v. Virginia. The former promised homosexual {couples} the identical marriage rights as heterosexual {couples}, and the latter did the identical for interracial {couples}.

The invoice was drafted shortly after SCOTUS’ reversal of Roe v. Wade — wiping away a federally-protected proper to an abortion. There was then concern SCOTUS would go after Obergefell and Hodges too — particularly after Justice Clarence Thomas instructed circumstances like these wanted one other look as effectively in his controversial written opinion.