OPINION: On Tuesday, the House passed a same-sex marriage bill with every Democrat and 47 Republicans supporting. This contrasts with the Democrats' embrace in the 1990s of legislation defining marriage as only between a man and woman.
I used to ask progressive Democrats a simple question which routinely flummoxed even the savviest among them.
I’m not talking about the 1960s, when many states prohibited sodomy and a police raid on Manhattan’s Stonewall Inn prompted coverage in the New York Daily News headlined: “Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees are Stinging Mad.’’ This was the 21st century, less than two decades ago. All 220 House Democrats voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, joined by 47 Republicans. The issue has been moot since 2015 when the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to such unions. But the court’s reversal on the right to an abortion last month has prompted concern that same-sex marriage could be next.
Rep. Liz Cheney, who famously denounced same-sex marriage during her first run for Congress just eight years ago, despite her sister’s marriage to another woman, also voted to keep such unions legal. It took only a generation for modernity to catch up. Public opinion on guns and abortion have yet to change the political landscape. For same-sex marriage, it’s a different story. The latest Gallup Poll found 71% of Americans — including a majority of Republicans — support same-sex marriage.
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