ICYMI on KPBS Midday Edition: President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law Tuesday. The significance of the law would protect same-sex marriages in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturns Obergefell v. Hodges.
, joined Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss what the passage of the bill means for LGBTQ Americans and for people in interracial marriages, which are also protected under the law. The conversation below has been edited for clarity.Lopez:
The name itself, right? We know that this will repeal the 1990's law, what was called D.O.M.A, or Defense of Marriage Act, and now we're talking about. Earlier in the 90s, we were looking at maybe only 20% of the American public supporting the LGBTQ community. And now we're talking about 80% of the American public supports full-equal protection for the LGBTQ Americans all across this country. So, we've made huge progress.
It's been an incredible journey to be a part of this for the last 20-plus years of my life. So after that incident at the emergency room with my husband, I knew that I had to do more. We knew that we had to do more.
My parents were disowned by their parents because they married outside of their race, ethnicity, and religion — so for me, it holds a deep significance knowing that that work for women's rights, for racial equality, have directly led to the rights for LGBTQ equality and justice. It cannot be understated.
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