The historic bill was passed with the help of 12 Republican senators - a significant show of bipartisan co-operation in the often divided Senate
- a ruling that included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested same-sex marriage could also come under threat.Presidentpraised the bipartisan vote and said he will sign the bill"promptly and proudly" if it is passed by the House of Representatives, which the Republicans won back in the midterm elections earlier this month.
He said the bill will ensure that LGBTQ youth"will grow up knowing that they, too, can lead full, happy lives and build families of their own". Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation was"a long time coming" and part of America's"difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality".
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