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# The Respect for Marriage act doesn’t codify gay marriage
- URL: https://werd.io/the-respect-for-marriage-act-doesnt-codify-gay-marriage/
- Published: 2022-12-08T18:57:53.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-08T18:57:53.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“The bill doesn’t codify the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that granted LGBTQ+ couples the right to marry. Instead, it forces states without marriage equality laws to recognize LGBTQ+ marriages from other states.” [#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy)

\[[Link](https://19thnews.org/2022/12/respect-for-marriage-act-doesnt-codify-gay-marriage/)\]