America Celebrates Gay Independence Day (PHOTOS)
Joyous scenes in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Mark Pelekakis (right) and his husband, Doug West, both of Los Angeles, kiss outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York on June 26, 2015. Just moments before, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that the Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry—a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
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Supporters of gay marriage rally after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015.
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Gay-rights supporters celebrate outside the Supreme Court building in Washington after the Court ruled in favor of granting same-sex couples the right to marry. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages.
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Celebrations were rampant after the Court’s ruling.
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Gay rights supporters embrace after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples had the same right to marry as everyone else.
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Supporters of gay marriage rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2015, a day before the Court's landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Cherilyn Wilson, 26, (L) and Chelsea Kane, 26, display their fists, with the message "Love Wins" written on them, as they pose at a celebration rally in West Hollywood, California, United States, June 26, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry in a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
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Men listen to speakers at a celebration rally in West Hollywood, California, United States, June 26, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry in a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
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Cherilyn Wilson, 26, (L) hugs Chelsea Kane, 26, at a celebration rally in West Hollywood, California, United States, June 26, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry in a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
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People pose for a photo at a celebration rally in West Hollywood, California, United States, June 26, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry in a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
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The White House is illuminated in rainbow colors after today's historic Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in Washington June 26, 2015.
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