United States: the Senate passes a law protecting same-sex marriage, for fear of a reversal of the Supreme Court

“Love is love and Americans should be able to marry the person they love,” reacted US President Joe Biden. The US Senate voted on Tuesday 29 November, a law protecting same-sex marriage throughout the United States, for fear of a reversal of the Supreme Court on the matter. The text was approved at 61 vote against 36. “A fundamental truth” reaffirmed according to Joe Biden.

The House of Representatives had already validated a very similar text in July, supported by all Democrats and 47 Republicans. It will vote next week on this amended law in order to harmonize the two texts, which should only be a formality.

“A decisive step” for the Democrats

Once passed by the lower house of Congress, the law will land on the desk of Joe Biden, who has pledged to sign it “rapidly”. “After months of hard work, after many cross-partisan negotiations, after many doubts, we are taking a decisive step towards greater justice for Americans in the LGBTQ community”applauded the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer.

Same-sex unions have been guaranteed by the U.S. Supreme Court since 2015. But after the high court’s historic flip-flop on abortion, many progressives fear that right may also be unraveled. A large majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, including in the Republican ranks. But the religious right remains mostly opposed to it.

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