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Here is the low down on this historic event:
The U.S Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that’s states cannot ban same-sex marriage.
Justice Anthony Kennedy was the one who wrote the majority opinion saying ” The reason marriage is fundamental under the Constitution apply with equal force to same-sex “
President Obama said the ruling ” is a victory for gay and lesbian couples who fought so long for their basic civil rights ”
” All marriages at their root are about love. In American, our laws now recognize that simple truth, Love wins today and we couldn’t be prouder ” Vice President Joe Biden said
In the picture above: The white house is illuminated in celebration after the supreme court ruled that the constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage
People celebrate outside the stonewall tavern in the west village in New York
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Carl McDonald, also know as Carllotta Gurl, pose in front of the stonewall Inn, the iconic Greenwich village bar credited as the birthplace of the gay rights movement
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Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 26, 2015
People celebrating outside the Supreme Court
Eric Hause of Norfolk in the centre hugs Claus Ihlemann and Robert Roman in the lobby of the Slover Library, Norfolk, Virginia
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Beth Sherman and her wife Karen Hawver celebrate with their children Ben and Emma the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling of legalising gay marriage nationwide at a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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