Rights Groups, Elected Officials Applaud Respect for Marriage Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : We are telling the millions of same-sex and interracial couples that we see them and we respect them.
64% :U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus: "A decade ago, then-Vice President Biden made history when he came out in support of marriage equality, and today, President Biden has made history again by signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law.
62% : We thank our legislative heroes and President Biden who fought to ensure that marriage equality will forever remain here to stay.
57% : We need to harness the momentum of this key victory for equality and guarantee explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ Americans in all key areas of life through the Equality Act.
52% : However, as we are now entering a new year with discriminatory state legislatures readying new attacks on LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV, especially targeting transgender youth, now more than ever we need the Equality Act to follow the Respect for Marriage Act quickly into the U.S. Code."GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis: "Today, as it always does, love wins.
50% : The act, which Biden signed into law Tuesday, will protect marriage rights and recognition for same-sex and interracial couples no matter what the Supreme Court does.

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