Images: Same sex marriage now the law of the land
In a 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriages are now legal in all 50 states.
Matthew Albritton of Washington, with the "DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," attends celebrations outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
The crowd reacts as the ruling on same-sex marriage was announced outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015. The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
Lupe Garcia, left, hugs her partner Cindy Stocking, right, at the Travis County building after hearing the Supreme Court ruling that grants same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas.
Carlos McKnight of Washington, waves a flag in support of gay marriage outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015. A major opinion on gay marriage is among the remaining to be released before the term ends at the end of June.
Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
This handout photo provided by Kenneth Denson shows a sign he posted and photographed outside his business on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Dallas. On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of two decades of litigation over gay marriage and gay rights generally.
Demonstrators opposed to same-sex marriage hold up signs before the same-sex marriage ruling outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2015. Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a historic ruling that caps the biggest civil rights transformation in a half-century.
Demonstrators opposed to same-sex marriage hold up signs before the same-sex marriage ruling outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2015. Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a historic ruling that caps the biggest civil rights transformation in a half-century.
Eric Braman, right, is hugged by best man after registering for a marriage license with his partner Kris Katkus, at Kalamazoo County Clerk's office after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same sex marriage in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Friday June 26, 2015. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he will "honor, respect and uphold" the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Balloons that spelled out "HRC," Human Rights Campaign, and "love" float in the air as they are released outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
Elaine Cleary, of Chicago, who goes to college in Ohio, reacts as she hears the news outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, that the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
Colleen Craig of Youngstown, Ohio, left, who is bisexual and Elaine Cleary, of Chicago, who is gay, react with tears as they hear the news outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, that the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
From left, Laura Zinszer and Angela Boyle kiss after receiving their marriage license after the Supreme Courts ruling that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Recorder of Deeds office at the Boone County Government Center in Columbia, Mo. Zinszer and Boyle are Boone County's first same-sex couple to receive their marriage license. Missouri was one of the states affected by Friday's ruling.
Marriage equality supporters celebrate the Court's decision on the steps of the Supreme Court, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Washington.
Ikeita Cantu, left, and her wife Carmen Guzman, of McLean, Va., hold up signs as they celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. The couple was married in Canada in 2009 when gay marriage was illegal in Virginia.
A woman carries a sign in favor of same-sex marriage outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015,, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
Carmen Guzman of McLean, Va., left, celebrates with John Spilker, of Lincoln, Neb., outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
John Becker, right, hugs his friend and fellow LGBT advocate Paul Guequierre, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
A woman who was inside the Supreme Court runs across the Supreme Court plaza in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, with a rainbow flag as she celebrate after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
The crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, after the Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the US.
Ariel Olah of Detroit, left, and her fiancee Katie Boatman, are overcome by emotion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, as the ruling on same-sex marriage was announced. The court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
The crowd reacts as the ruling on same-sex marriage was announced outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015. The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.
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