Lambda Legal Calls for Swift U.S. Senate Action on Respect for Marriage Act
“We applaud our champions in the House, and today call on the U.S. Senate to act with similar speed and bipartisanship to reassure American families that marriage discrimination is and remains unlawful.”
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“Our American history includes many shameful chapters, including when states denied loving couples the freedom to marry based on race, and when they did so based on sex. Many states that allowed their own residents to marry freely nonetheless supported other states’ discrimination by enforcing those racist and sexist laws.
“Lambda Legal fought for more than two decades to win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples because marriage allows couples to celebrate their commitment while securing essential legal protections for their families. But recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have caused many to worry that their marriages have become insecure.