I now pronounce you man and husband

Democrats introduced legislation in both houses of Congress yesterday to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law barring the federal government from recognizing legal same-sex marriages. The time has come for the federal government to recognize that every American family deserves all of the legal protections afforded to couples who are married under state law, and the Justice Department have decided they're no longer defending that stupid and narrow-minded piece of legislation against court challenges. Every loving, committed couple deserves the basic human right to get married, start a family, and have access to all the same rights and privileges that a heterosexual couple enjoys, and the new legislation, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, will just be another step in the right direction.