GOP Rep Voted Against Marriage Bill, Then Attended Gay Son’s Wedding
The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act last week, which would protect marriage equality from the whims of the justices on the now-ultraconservative United States Supreme Court.
If it passes in the Senate and goes to President Joe Biden, the bill will be historic, ensuring that marriage equality, which the Supreme Court enshrined into federal law in 2015, cannot be revoked.
Republicans, however, have been pushing back on the measure, and one voted against it despite having a gay child.A few days after voting against the measure, however, U.S.
Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania attended his gay son’s wedding. The son, NBC News reports, confirmed that he had “married the love of [his] life” Friday night and that his “father was there.”“[Rep.
