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Author: Alex Cooper
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Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you’ll get the question. Wednesday, you’ll get a hint. Today, you’ll get the answer.
This week’s question is: What piece of legislation did President Joe Biden sign into law that protected marriage equality on the federal level?
This week’s answer is: The Respect for Marriage Act. The Respect for Marriage Act assures that the federal government recognizes same-sex and interracial marriages and that all states recognize those performed in other states. It forbids anyone acting under a state law to discriminate based on the gender or race of a married couple. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which has been unenforceable since the Supreme Court rulings in Windsor v. U.S. (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) but remains on the books. DOMA, passed by Congress in 1996, banned federal recognition of same-sex marriages and allowed states to deny recognition to those performed in other states.
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