Singer Cyndi Lauper delivered an impassioned speech during The White House press briefing on December 13, after signing the Respect For Marriage Act.
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The Respect For Marriage Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
Lauper, 69, has long been an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. The “She Bop” singer is the founder of the True Colors Fund, a non-profit organization with a mission to improve housing for disaffected LGBTQIA+ youth. Lauper refused to remain idle in the event of any misconduct against the community.
When she discussed her loyal activism with Billboard in an interview five years ago, Lauper said, “I got involved because if it’s your friends and family, how long do you have to stand by and watch their civil rights be stripped away? I did what I always do. If you’re Italian, you always do. You stand up for yourself. You don’t keep your mouth shut; you stand up. You tell your story and you let others tell theirs.”
What Does the Honor of Marriage Act Cover?
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The Respect For Marriage Act provides federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage in the United States. The federal government, as well as every state in the US, must recognize all same-sex and interracial marriages performed before the ‘RFMA’ was signed into law and in the future in states where same-sex and interracial marriages are still legal. if the Supreme Court overturns the constitutional right to same-sex and interracial marriage. (via ABC News)
Currently, all states are required to issue marriage licenses for same-sex and interracial couples. The first was confirmed in 2015, following the Obergfell v. Hodges, and the second in 1967 Loving v. Virginia.
Should the United States Supreme Court strike down these protections, same-sex and interracial couples who are currently legally married “could not be denied the civil benefits of their union in any state,” ABC News also reported.
Religious groups that oppose any form of marriage do not have to “provide goods or services to the marriages they oppose, and their tax-exempt status cannot be revoked for refusing to perform or honor marriages,” according to the Respect For Marriage Act.
States can also still try to challenge either rule if they want; The RFMA does not prohibit this.
President Biden commemorated the signing with a speech.
“Today, I’m signing the Respect For Marriage Act into law,” the President began, “Deciding whether to marry, who to marry, is one of the most profound decisions a person can make. And as I’ve said before and as you remember, on a certain TV show 10 years ago, I had a problem. Marriage, I mean this with all my heart, is a simple proposition: who do you love, and will you be faithful to the person you love? It not more complicated than that,” Biden concluded. The interview Biden was referring to was with “Meet The Press,” in which the then-vice president vocally supported same-sex marriage three years before the Obergfell v. Hodges decision. (per CBS News)
What Are the Details Surrounding Lauper’s Press Briefing Speech?
Singer Cyndi Lauper joined the White House press briefing to celebrate President Biden signing the Respect For Marriage Act.
“We can rest easy tonight because our family is validated and because we are allowed to love the people we love.” https://t.co/b4UpgXlaAW pic.twitter.com/959DSxvAI3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 13, 2022
Lauper took the podium during the White House Press Briefing before RFMA’s death and delivered a heartfelt speech.
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“I just want to tell you that I came here because I want to say ‘thank you’ to President Biden, speaker Pelosi, Vice President Harris, and all of his advocates and teams for, all at once, our family, my family, and many friends me, and people you know, sometimes your neighbors, we can rest easy tonight because our families have been validated and because we are allowed to love the people we love which sounds strange to say, but Americans can now love people who we love Bless Joe Biden and all [of] people who are working on this so that people don’t have to worry, and their kids don’t have to worry about their future,” Lauper said.
He also performed the 1986 hit “True Colors” after the bill was signed into law.
Lauper lovingly discussed “True Colors” and its legacy as a frequently covered LGBTQIA+ song with Billboard, saying, “I always think a song with that kind of sentiment can’t be overdone. You don’t have to give a song with a lot of sentiment MORE sentiment… It’s interesting song. It’s a healing song. However, what you heal from a song is how you approach it, you know?
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