WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into legislation on Tuesday at a jubilant celebration that featured U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper performing “True Colours” in entrance of hundreds of supporters on the White Home garden.
The brand new legislation gives federal recognition to same-sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme Courtroom might reverse its authorized help of such relationships.
Cheers erupted from the group as Biden signed the invoice.
“Marriage is an easy proposition. Who do you like? And can you be loyal to that particular person you like? It is no more difficult than that. The legislation acknowledges that everybody ought to have the precise to reply these questions for themselves,” Biden stated. “In the present day’s a great day.”
The occasion featured performances by pop icons Lauper and British singer Sam Smith.
[1/8] U.S. President Joe Biden celebrates with Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Jerry Nadler, first girl Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after signing the “Respect for Marriage Act,” a landmark invoice defending same-sex marriage, on the South Garden on the White Home in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
“Properly, this time, love wins,” Lauper stated earlier than beginning to sing.
Made well-known by her 1983 music “Ladies Simply Wish to Have Enjoyable,” Lauper, 69, stated the act supplied peace of thoughts to households like hers and Individuals nationwide.
“We are able to relaxation straightforward tonight as a result of our households are validated and since now we’re allowed to like who we love, which sounds odd to say, however Individuals can now love who we love,” Lauper, an activist on LGBT points who has been married to actor David Thornton since 1991, instructed reporters at a briefing previous to the efficiency.
Addressing the group earlier than the signing, Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated the invoice promoted equality.
“Everybody deserves to bask within the magical blessing of constructing a union with the particular person you like,” she stated.
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, whose daughter and her spouse predict a toddler, known as it “a day of jubilation.”
Reporting by Steve Holland, Andrea Shalal, Katharine Jackson; Enhancing by Howard Goller and Josie Kao
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