Masthead Maine Article RatingBiden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony - CentralMaine.com
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| "The signing marks the culmination of a monthslong bipartisan effort sparked by the Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion available across the country." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "In addition, states will not be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Lawmakers crafted a compromise that was intended to assuage conservative concerns about religious liberty, such as ensuring churches could still refuse to perform gay marriages." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Related Headlines Biden called gay marriage 'inevitable' and soon it'll be law Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passageInvalid username/password." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "He reversed President Donald Trump's efforts to strip transgender people of anti-discrimination protections." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Thanks to the dogged work of many of my colleagues, my grandchild will live in a world that will respect and honor their mothers' marriage, Schumer said on the Senate floor in the morning." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "Lawmakers from both parties were there, as well as first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Biden said on NBC's Meet the Press a decade ago." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Tuesday's ceremony marks another chapter in Biden's legacy on gay rights." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wore the same purple tie to the ceremony that he wore to his daughter's wedding." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Biden voted for the legislation." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Biden has pushed to expand LGBT rights since taking office." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms, Biden said on the South Lawn of the White House." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Days later, President Barack Obama aounced that he also supported gay marriage." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "WASHINGTON -- President Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflected growing acceptance of same-sex unions." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "By the time of Biden's 2012 interview, gay marriage remained controversial, but support had expanded to roughly half of U.S. adults, according to Gallup." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Racism, antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, they're all coected, Biden said." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "A Gallup poll showed only 27" | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Related Headlines Biden called gay marriage 'inevitable' and soon it'll be law Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passageInvalid username/password." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Biden criticized the callous, cynical laws introduced in the states targeting transgender children, terrifying families and criminalizing doctors who give children the care they need." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "He reversed President Donald Trump's efforts to strip transgender people of anti-discrimination protections." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
47% : The signing marks the culmination of a monthslong bipartisan effort sparked by the Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion available across the country.44% : In addition, states will not be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
37% : Lawmakers crafted a compromise that was intended to assuage conservative concerns about religious liberty, such as ensuring churches could still refuse to perform gay marriages.
34% : Related Headlines Biden called gay marriage 'inevitable' and soon it'll be law Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passageInvalid username/password.
18% : He reversed President Donald Trump's efforts to strip transgender people of anti-discrimination protections.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.