President Joe Biden has invited thousands of guests to the White House to celebrate as he signs into law gay marriage legislation.
President Joe Biden spoke in front of thousands of guests at the White House to celebrate the signing of gay marriage legislation.President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflected growing acceptance of same-sex unions.
"For once, our families, mine and a lot of my friends -- and people you know, sometimes your neighbors -- we can rest easy tonight, because our families are validated," Lauper said at the White House briefing room before the ceremony. The triumphant mood played out against the backdrop of a right-wing backlash over gender issues, which has alarmed gay and transgender people and their advocates. Biden criticized the "callous, cynical laws introduced in the states targeting transgender children, terrifying families and criminalizing doctors who give children the care they need."
Plaintiffs from lawsuits that originally helped secure the nationwide right to gay marriage were also there. The signing marks the culmination of a monthslong bipartisan effort sparked by the Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion available across the country.
In addition, states will not be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. But they will be required to recognize marriages conducted elsewhere in the country.
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