Even though same-sex marriage became legal in 2015, the bill adds protections to current same-sex marriages if Obergefell v. Hodges was to be overturned and states changed their marriage laws.
TUCSON, Ariz. — President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act which codified same-sex and interracial marriage protections on Tuesday.RELATED: Senate passes bill that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages
“Dan and I, when we got married, the first second we were legally allowed to get married, which is when ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ got repealed on September 20, 2011,” said Gary Ross. “It turned out to be a really wonderful experience, but then to come back here to Arizona, you know, our marriage wasn't recognized anymore,” said Dan.
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