marriage equality

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of marriage equality

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

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Dr Bączyk-Bell said the process had been a "facetious charade" and it was a "false equivalence" to talk about hurt caused to those who had been theologically opposed to the idea of marriage equality.

From BBC

But in 2017 the Episcopal Church in Scotland went much further and voted for marriage equality for gay couples.

From BBC

Most Americans support marriage equality.

From Los Angeles Times

Although conservatives mourned that case in the same way that they would mourn Bostock, Obergefell was consistent with established trends in public opinion: A month before the court decided the case, Gallup found that 60 percent of Americans supported marriage equality—an all-time high, and up from just 27 percent two decades earlier.

From Slate

Reiner was also a longtime influential player in Democratic politics, which included co-founding an organization that played a pivotal role in the fight for marriage equality.

From Salon

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