The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision today, ruling that same-sex marriage is legal.
The Court ruled 5-4, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion, that it is legal for same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states.
According to the New York Times, “The decision, the culmination of decades of litigation and activism, came against the backdrop of fast-moving changes in public opinion, with polls indicating that most Americans now approve of same-sex marriage.”
It is an amazing close to Pride Month and a decision that will be fully celebrated this weekend at Seattle Pride events.
Below, a collection of tweets from #LoveWins, #MarriageEquality and more in response to this landmark Supreme Court decision. (Hopefully, a federal law protecting LGBT workers’ rights is not far behind, as we explored yesterday in our “Out in Tech” article.)
President Obama:
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/614435467120001024
Apple’s Tim Cook:
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/614449483292618752
From Slate’s post about the closing paragraph of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s ruling:
https://twitter.com/Slate/status/614443026761580548
This cool gif demonstrating the legalization of same-sex marriage:
https://twitter.com/daringdaenerys/status/614451166634708994
Put some awesome new Twitter emoji to good use:
https://twitter.com/TwitterOpen/status/614465797507821568
https://twitter.com/awkwardn0odles/status/614455151428898817
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/614454804534947840
https://twitter.com/NickHanauer/status/614435096876072960
https://twitter.com/samkalidi/status/614455441938976768
I think this is my favorite:
https://twitter.com/Bipartisanism/status/614458133168025600