'The antidote to hate is love,' POTUS said during a White House signing ceremony of the RespectForMarriageAct. 'This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms.'
, the June decision thatSpeaking on the South Lawn of the White House, Biden took aim at the"callous, cynical laws introduced in the states targeting transgender children, terrifying families and criminalizing doctors who give children the care they need."
"Racism, antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia—they're all connected," the president asserted."But the antidote to hate is love. This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms."that"as attorney general of California, I had the honor of giving the order to allow same-sex marriages to take place across the state in 2013. Now, we continue our progress with the Respect for Marriage Act becoming law.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , wearing the same purple tie he wore to his lesbian daughter's wedding, said that"thanks to the millions out there who spent years pushing for change, and thanks to the dogged work of my colleagues, my grandchild will get to live in a world that respects and honors their mothers' marriage."
The White House was lit in the colors of the rainbow for the signing ceremony. There were performances from musicians Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper, who sang her 1986"For once, our families, mine and a lot of my friends—and people you know, sometimes your neighbors—we can rest easy tonight, because our families are validated," Lauper
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