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Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act, further protecting same-sex, interracial marriage


December 14, 2022

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law Tuesday, completing the final step in a long journey to strengthen marriage equality protections. The bill requires the federal government and states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages legally performed in other states. It also repeals the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between …

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