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‘Patrice’ Captures the Fight for Marriage Equality for Disabled Couples
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YES! Magazine - Body Politics
When conservative legislators hinted at undoing marriage equality in 2022, the U.S. House and Senate even approved the Respect for Marriage Act, which then President Joe Biden signed into law.
Though the bill fell short of codifying Obergefell v. Hodges, it forces states without marriage equality laws to recognize and respect LGBTQ marriage licenses signed in other states.
However, when considering the concept of marriage equality, there has been one population overlooked and excluded: disabled people.
But, as the documentary aims to explain, there’s no true marriage equality if disabled people are grossly penalized for falling in love.
Lewis is leading a national campaign to secure marriage equality for disabled people by ending this marital assets clause.
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