After bipartisan support in the House and Senate, President Joe Biden has signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. It will ensure states can’t deny valid, out-of-state marriages based on race, sex, or ethnicity. #news
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00:00I mean this from the bottom of my heart, marriage is a simple proposition.
00:04Who do you love?
00:06And will you be loyal to that person you love?
00:09It's not more complicated than that.
00:12The law recognizes that everyone should have the right to answer those questions for themselves
00:18without the government interference.
00:23It also secures the federal rights, protections, that come with marriage.
00:29Like when your loved one gets sick, and you've legally recognized as a next of kin.
00:36For most of our nation's history, we denied interracial couples and same-sex couples from these protections.
00:44We failed to treat them with equal dignity and respect.
00:49And now, the law requires that interracial marriage and same-sex marriage
00:54must be recognized as legal in every state in the nation.