Interns run behind a line of security outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, to reveal the court's decision declaring that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US (Photo: AP)
Adam Wadding and his boyfriend Gabriel Smith hold hands during a rally at the John H. Ruffin, Jr., Courthouse in Augusta. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. (Photo: AP)
A man who only gave is name as Jim, waves a rainbow flag in front of the Travis County building after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide, in Austin, Texas. The court's 5-4 ruling means the remaining
Carl McDonald, also known as Carllotta Gurl, pose in front of the Stonewall Inn, the iconic Greenwich Village bar credited as the birthplace of the gay rights movement, in New York. McDonald, from Vancouver, Canada, where she performs female
Wedding cakes provided by All Saints Episcopal Church of East Lansing are cut inside the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason, Mich. The church planned months in advance for a pop-up reception in case same-sex marriage was approved by the US Supreme
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 (Photo: AP)
In praise of the decision, President Barack Obama called it "justice that arrives like a thunderbolt." (Photo: AP)
Ryan Jones, left, and Ruben Vallejo kiss after getting married during a rally in response to the Supreme Court marriage equality decision, in Salt Lake City. The Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the
Tori Wolfe-Sisson embraces a friend while gathering to celebrate the Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage outside the Montgomery County Courthouse on Friday. Celebrations and joyful weddings quickly followed in states, including Alabama,
Lori Hazelton and Stephanie Ward are the first same-sex couple to receive their marriage license on Friday in Muskegon, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder pledged Friday to 'fully comply' with a US Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide and
Filing costs and a marriage slogan are posted at the Hinds County circuit clerk's office in the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss. Two same sex couples filed for their marriage licenses moments after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that
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. (Photo: AP)
Kennedy's reading of the ruling elicited tears in the courtroom, euphoria outside and the immediate issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in at least eight states. (Photo: AP)
Gerald Gafford, right, holds his partner of over 28 years, Jeff Sralla, after he was overcome with emotion when Travis County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said she would sign the 72-hour waiting period waiver following the Supreme Court Ruling
The White House is illuminated in celebration after the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, on Friday. (Photo: AP)
The ruling issued Friday will put an end to same-sex marriage bans in the 14 states that still maintain them, and provide an exclamation point for breathtaking changes in the nation's social norms in recent years. (Photo: AP)
A rainbow flag which represents the LGBT community, and a U.S. flag are displayed together on the steps of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center in Sacramento, California. Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme
The vote was narrow - 5-4 - but Kennedy's majority opinion was clear and firm: 'The court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry. No longer may this liberty be denied,' said Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo: AP)
Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide as a divided Supreme Court handed a crowning victory to the gay rights movement, setting off a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings in states where they had been forbidden. (Photo: AP)
Love Wins: Same sex marriage legalised across United States