Do We Need the Insurance of the Respect for Marriage Act?

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It took until 2000 for the last state to repeal its ban on interracial marriage. Many states, including my home state of Wisconsin, had never repealed their criminal abortion bans. Today, 35 states have either statutory or constitutional bans on same sex marriage.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin managed to rally bipartisan support for a marriage equality bill, but she’s the first to admit the legislation is “humble.” An activist wonders if there’s an overemphasis on the institution of marriage.

This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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