“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.”

Then-Vice President Joe Biden during an appearance on

“Meet the Press,” March 6, 2012.

On Dec. 13, Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, which protects same-sex marriages across state lines.

*source: theguardian.com/world/2012/may/06/joe-biden-supports-gay-marriage