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We all should be allowed to love who we truly love.
That from U.S. President Joe Biden who today signed a gay marriage law legalising interrracial and same-sex marriages in every state.
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JOE BIDEN, United States President:
Racism, antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia... they're all connected.
But the antidote to hate is love.
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Biden insists America's denial of same-sex and interracial unions have horrified many Americans for way too long.
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This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms.
And that's why this law matters to every single American.
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Then it was time to celebrate a victory for his administration as the President signed the law at a ceremony at the White House.
This marks the end of a months-long bipartisan effort to safeguard gay and interracial marriages in every state amid the Roe v. Wade fallout.
This, over worries the Court may also strike down Obergefell v. Hodges -- a decision dating back to 2015 that legalises same-sex marriages nationwide.
The ceremony was attended by both Republicans and Democrats, which shows growing acceptance of contentious same-sex unions.
Among the attendees -- the owner of Club Q in Colorado where a deadly shooting took place last month, and two survivors of the attack.
Right before performing at the ceremony, one singer who has long championed same-sex unions lauded this bill.
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CYNDI LAUPER, American Singer:
We can rest easy tonight because our families are validated, and because now we are allowed to love who we love.
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And Democrats echoed that sentiment.
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CHUCK SCHUMER, Senate Majority Leader:
By enacting this law, we are sending a message to LGBTQ Americans everywhere: you too deserve dignity, you too deserve equality.
That's about as an American ideal as they come.
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NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives:
And it defends dignity, because everyone deserves to bask in the magical blessing of building a union with the person you love.
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