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The Republican Party platform, which long opposed same-sex marriage, now avoids the topic.
Today, support for interracial marriage is near-universal. [1] Opposition to interracial marriage was frequently based on religious principles. The overwhelming majority of white Southern evangelical Christians saw racial segregation, including on matters of marriage, as something that was divinely instituted from God.
The declining support among Republicans comes as the number of Americans who self-identify as LGBT+ has doubled over the last decade, from 3.5 percent in 2012 to 7.6 percent this year.
“For me, this is personal,” said Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., who said he was among the openly gay members of the House.
Besides supporting same-sex unions, the act also upholds interracial marriage. A Gallup poll in June found that 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriages, with majority support in both ...
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The bipartisan legislation, which passed 258-169, would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.”
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., suggested Tuesday that the legality of interracial marriage was best left for states to decide, then later said he "misunderstood" a series of questions about laws banning ...