marriage equality

noun

the state of having the same rights and responsibilities of marriage as others, regardless of one's sexual orientation or gender identity.
legal recognition of the rights of marriage regardless of one's sexual orientation or gender identity:
If it becomes law, the bill would establish marriage equality for same-sex couples.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marriage equality¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

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"We had just voted to legalise abortion earlier that year, and we'd brought in marriage equality a few years before that," Mr Varadkar said.

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Hodges, the same logic helped support the recognition of marriage equality.

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The award, which may have reflected Biden’s faith in congressional bipartisanship, cited Simpson’s outspoken advocacy for campaign finance reform and marriage equality.

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Cathryn Oakley, senior director of legal policy for the Human Rights Campaign, says that conservatives repurposed their old playbook to scapegoat trans people in the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in 2015.

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“Who knows the future of marriage equality?”

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