New York City Empire state Building PRIDE !!

We did it! Well, technically, the Supreme Court did it, but we watched!

latimes:

Scenes of celebration following today’s rulings on Prop. 8, DOMA

The Supreme Court handed two major victories to the gay marriage movement this morning, ruling a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, and effectively ending Proposition 8 in California.

You can read the full opinions of the court here, or just keep looking at the joy over the rulings captured above.

Photos: Charles Dharapak, Eric Risberg / Associated Press, Win McNamee, Justin Sullivan, Mark Wilson / Getty Images, Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA, Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

Well at least they got this one right

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:

castleoflions:

Same-sex marriage will be reinstated in California

If you are in a same-sex marriage, you will receive the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples

TODAY IS A HUGE, HISTORIC DAY. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HAS THE SAME LEGAL STANDING AND BENEFITS AS HETEROSEXUAL MARRIAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court ruled today that the Prob 8 backers had no right to appeal a federal court ruling that overturned it – effectively stating that the ban is unconstitutional. Same sex marriage to resume in California. [X]