Joe Biden will sign Tuesday, in front of thousands of guests and in an atmosphere that the White House promises festive, a law protecting same-sex marriage throughout the United States.
It will certainly be a special moment for the American president, who, ten years ago, had made an impression by publicly saying he was in favor of marriage for all when he was vice-president of Barack Obama.
Joe Biden invited, in the gardens of the White House, “
a group of parliamentarians
” from the Democratic Party and the Republican opposition, as well as “
activists and people who have initiated legal proceedings on marriage for all
” in the country, said his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday.
She said there would also be guests from the world of music and entertainment, without giving further details.
"
Tranquility
"
This law will "
bring peace of mind to the millions of LGBTQI + and interethnic couples who now have the rights and protections that are due to them and their children
", said the one who is also the first black and lesbian woman to be a spokesperson for the White House.
Same-sex unions have been guaranteed by the U.S. Supreme Court since 2015. But after the high court's historic flip-flop on abortion in June, many progressives fear that right may be unraveled too. .
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The law passed in the US Congress repeals previous legislation defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
And prohibits civil registrars – regardless of the state in which they work – from discriminating against couples “
because of their sex, race, ethnicity or origin
”.
It was voted by all elected Democrats and 39 Republicans.
169 members of the conservative party opposed it.
A large majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, including in the Republican ranks.
But the religious right remains mostly opposed to it.
“
The president will also note that there is still a lot to be done to protect LGBT+ people in the country
,” added Karine Jean-Pierre.
“
Who do you love?
»
She recalled that the American president had been one of the first political leaders to support, at the top of the State, same-sex marriage.
In 2012, Joe Biden was vice president.
And he had in a way grilled the politeness of Barack Obama by publicly saying that he was in favor of marriage for all, while the White House was still looking for the best way to formalize the position of the Democratic president, who was then launching his campaign for a second term.
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“
It's a simple question: who do you love?
Who do you love and will you be faithful to the person you love
, ”Joe Biden said in a highly commented television interview.
"
I don't have the slightest problem with men marrying men and women marrying women with exactly the same rights as men marrying women
," he said.
Once in the White House, the 80-year-old Democrat had chosen Pete Buttigieg as Minister of Transport, who became the first openly homosexual person confirmed at this level of responsibility by the Senate.
Joe Biden has also launched American passports allowing you to declare your gender "X", and not just "
H
" (man) or "
F
" (woman).
He also lifted Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military.