President Biden signed landmark legislation granting federal protections to same-sex and interracial couples. Here are the stories of 13 couples whose marriages will be protected under the new law.
Some met in law school; others grew up together. They have started families, adopted children and survived cancer.that will protect their marriages. The Respect for Marriage Act grants federal protection to same-sex and interracial couples, requiring that people be considered married in any state as long as the marriage is valid in the state where it was performed.
In 2008, when the door to same-sex marriage once again opened in the state, they got married — and thenwent into effect, closing that door. But the two joined a lawsuit arguing that couples who had already gotten married should be able to remain so. They won. Katie was also worried. “I’m still not a legal parent to him. I’ll have to adopt him in six months,” she said. Katie said she is not concerned that Amber would try to challenge her parental rights. “But in the back of my mind I’m thinking, if we weren’t okay, and she has the child, and we broke up or got divorced, I wouldn’t have any parental rights,” said Katie.For Denzel, 27, and Aurora, 24, in Portland, Ore.
Raquel added, “We lost some family members when we began dating. We were a big large family and kind of shrunk down a little bit. The bill should be a safeguard for the future.” Carole eventually acquiesced to marriage, because she loved Joan and because she could see that family members who were resistant to the idea seemed to have a change of heart when they saw them together.
Although the Respect for Marriage Act offers more protection as a White, cisgender married couple living in LGBTQ-friendly Portland, Ore., many other queer people might not be as safe, AR said. They’re still worried for their queer Black and trans friends in states that aren’t as accepting of same-sex marriage, and they’re hoping future legislation can go beyond the “two-tiered system” now in place.MaryLu and Russell have been married 43 years.
Jonathan recalls telling friends years ago that same-sex marriage would never be legal in the United States. Now he’s happy he was wrong.
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