The culture war does not cease. After the proposal to change words such as "mother" or "pregnant woman" to "person giving birth" or"pregnant person," as well as "parents" to "progenitors," it is now the turn of "husband and wife." If Democratic legislator Julia Brownley's proposal goes through, they would now have to be replaced in federal law by "spouse" or "married person."
Nope. I am a WIFE.
US Democrat proposes ban on words 'husband' and 'wife'. House member Congresswoman Julia Brownley, wants to pass a bill that would delete the words "husband" or "wife" from the wording of the federal law, replacing them with "spouse." https://t.co/WWw2Mdwwsp
— Sharon K. Gilbert (@sharonkgilbert) July 18, 2023
To reflect "the equality of all marriages"
The reason for the change would be, according to the congresswoman, to reflect "the equality of all marriages." In a statement, the representative attacked the Supreme Court, which she called "extremist" and state legislatures "that roll back LGBT rights."
Now more than ever, with an extreme Supreme Court and state legislatures rolling back the rights of the LGBTQ community, it is imperative that Congress showcases its commitment to supporting equality. This common-sense bill will ensure that our federal code reflects the equality of all marriages by recognizing and acting upon the notion that the words in our laws have meaning and our values as a country are reflected in our laws.
Amendment to the Marriage Equality Law
Brownley insisted that, "although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the right to marry, there are many instances where the U.S. Code does not respect that constitutional right."
The congresswoman introduced her proposal as an amendment to modify the Code for the Marriage Equality Act, approved late last year. In addition to "spouse," Brownley proposes changing "widower" or"widow" to "person who has been, but is no longer, married to."
