Biden signs a law Tuesday that protects gay marriage throughout the United States

The president of USA, Joe Biden will sign on Tuesday before thousands of guests and in an atmosphere that promises to be festive a law that protects the gay marriage throughout the United States. This is a particular moment for the US president who 10 years ago, when he was vice president of Barack Obama, declared himself in favor of marriage for all.

Biden invited to the White House gardens “a group of parliamentarians” from the Democratic Party and the Republican opposition, as well as “militants and people involved in legal actions in favor of the marriage for all” in the country, said its spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, on Monday.

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He also said that there would be guests from the world of music and entertainment, without giving further details.

“Tranquility”

This law will “give peace of mind to millions of couples LGBTQI+ and interracial people who now have the rights and protections that are due to them and their children,” said Jean-Pierre, who is also the first black and lesbian woman to be a White House spokeswoman.

Unions between people of the same sex are guaranteed by the United States Supreme Court since 2015, but the historical annulment of the High Court on the right to abortion in June it makes many progressives fear for the future of this right.

The law adopted in the US Congress repeals previous legislation that defined the marriage as the union between a man and a woman and prohibits civil status officials -regardless of the state in which they work- from discriminating against couples based on “sex, race, ethnicity or origin”.

The law was voted on by all Democratic representatives and 39 Republicans. A total of 169 members of the Republican party opposed it.

A vast majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, even from within Republican ranks, but the religious right remains against it.

“The president is also going to mention that much remains to be done to protect LGBT+ people in the country,” added Karine Jean-Pierre.

“Who do you love?”

The spokeswoman recalled that the US president had been one of the first political leaders to support the head of state from the gay marriage in 2012.

As vice president, Biden somewhat bypassed Barack Obama by publicly declaring himself favorable to marriage for all, at a time when the administration was looking for the best way to make official the position of the Democratic president who was running for a second term.

“It’s a simple question: who do they love? Who do you love and will you be faithful to the person you love?” Biden had said in a highly commented television interview.

“I have no problem with men marrying men and women marrying women, with exactly the same rights as men marrying women,” Biden then declared.

Once he arrived at the White House, the 80-year-old Democrat had chosen Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation, the first homosexual to be confirmed at that level of responsibility by the Senate.

Also, Biden authorized U.S. passports that allow one to declare gender “X” and not just “M” (male) or “F” (female). He also lifted the ban on serving in the military for transgender people, which had been implemented by former President Donald Trump.

Source: Elcomercio

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