Equal rights and gay marriage

The Journey to Marriage Equality in the United States

With the right to marry potentially at risk, our friends in Congress wanted to do something. Forty-seven House Republicans voted yes, even in this supremely partisan and bitterly divided Congress, where conservatives are vigorously pushing anti-LGBTQ measures and rhetoric.

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act

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National Center for LGBTQ Rights

Prior to its enactment, states and territories operated their own systems of marriage law. However, calls for same-sex marriage continued to gain strength in the Australian community and various politicians responded by introducing more than 20 marriage equality Bills to federal parliament from to All lapsed or were defeated.