By Amelia Hansford, Pink News
July 6, 2023
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A bill recognising same-sex marriage in the Navajo Nation region of the US has been proposed by pro-LGBTQ+ lawmakers.
The Native American-governed US town’s speaker, Seth Damon, signed and sponsored legislation that, if passed, would make the region the latest to recognise same-sex marriages.
Introduced during the Navajo Nation Pride opening ceremony on 23 June, Damon said that homophobic rhetoric “does not uniformly welcome or support the well-being of all Diné”.
He added: “The purpose of the legislation I’m sponsoring is to ensure that all Diné are welcome within the four sacred mountains and to recognize all marriages within the Navajo Nation.”
The legislation would amend provisions within the Navajo Nation Code to ensure that same-sex marriage is codified into law.
The law originally prohibiting same-sex marriage in the Navajo Nation – the Dinė Marriage Act – was passed following a campaign across the US by President George W Bush to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
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