President Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that cements same-sex and interracial marriage rights
, a decade after he announced his support for such unions, the highest-ranking Democrat at the time to do so.
with some Republicans joining Democrats, underlining the shift in public opinion on the issue in recent years, even as many conservative lawmakers opposed the measure. The president and a bipartisan group of lawmakers celebrated the signing Tuesday at the White House with thousands of supporters and award-winning singers Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper.
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