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  • Navajo People Advocate for Bill to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage on Navajo Nation

    07/19/2022 4:11:52 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    Indian Country Today ^ | 7/19 | Shondin Silversmith
    'This repeal will uniformly recognize all marriages within the Navajo Nation'Same-sex marriage is recognized across the United States, but that’s not the case on the Navajo Nation, where the Diné LGBTQ and two-spirit communities are fighting to get the same recognition on their homeland. Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation are considering a bill that would repeal a ban on same-sex marriage, expand spousal rights to same-sex couples and strengthen families. In 2005, the Navajo Nation implemented the Diné Marriage Act, which states that marriage between persons of the same sex is void and prohibited. “This legislation corrects that history and...