The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in Aug 2021 after Joe Biden ordered a hurried and chaotic evacuation from the country that killed 13 U.S. service members and left hundreds or more U.S. citizens behind to fend for themselves. The terrorist organization has been cracking down on human rights, including women's rights, since reclaiming control.
"It’s abhorrently wrong that I was arrested, brought into cells, searched and humiliated by police simply for praying in the privacy of my own mind," Vaughan-Spruce said.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that extends marriage rights to same-sex couples across the United States, making it the law of the land. The law is a repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.