LIVE VIDEO: President Biden Signs Marriage Bill

December 13, 2022 Joe Biden, Marriage Equality

The White House is planning to mark the occasion with a ceremony built to a scale that it believes is fitting of the moment. Among the guests invited to the bill signing at the White House are prominent members of the LGBTQ community and activists. They include Judy Kasen-Windsor, widow of gay rights activist Edie Windsor; Matthew Haynes, co-owner of Club Q, Club Q shooting survivors James Slaugh and Michael Anderson; and plaintiffs from cases that culminated in the landmark civil rights case Obergefell vs. Hodges.

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??? BREAKING: President Biden has signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. pic.twitter.com/SOnpDfyM8P

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) December 13, 2022

Today, I sign the Respect for Marriage Act into law – a landmark civil rights bill that honors the courage and sacrifice of generations of couples who fought for marriage equality and equal rights.

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 13, 2022

Today, the White House has invited thousands of people to watch President Biden sign legislation designed to protect same-sex and interracial marriages if the Supreme Court takes away additional rights in the future. Follow along for live updates. https://t.co/F5h40hGNmG

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 13, 2022