Love Wins! It's celebration time for gay rights activists in the US, as the Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage on Friday, 26 June.
"No longer may this liberty be denied," Justice Anthony M Kennedy said, as he announced the historic decision to legalise gay marriages in all 50 states of the country.
Following the ruling, social media platforms erupted with joyous messages with the hashtag #LoveWins and a rainbow-coloured heart, making it the most trending topic on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Even President Barack Obama expressed his joy by saying that it is a big step in the march towards equality.
Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 26, 2015
Retweet to spread the word. #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/JJ5iCP4ZWn — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2015
Hollywood celebs like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kim Kardashian, George Takei, Neil Patrick Harris, Sutton Foster, Katy Perry, Ian McKellen and many others have come forward to share their moments of happiness on the historic ruling.
Check out the social media reactions by Hollywood celebrities below:
You never gave up no matter how much shame & fear. How much pain. Time to celebrate & heal. I'm in such awe of you. pic.twitter.com/sqVgMI30La
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 27, 2015
Finally And at Last! The Revolution Of Love has Begun! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#livingforlove ❤️#rebelheartsunite pic.twitter.com/nK9TH96Df8 — Madonna (@Madonna) June 26, 2015
Ellen DeGeneres
Love won. #MarriageEquality
Hugely emotional that marriage equality has finally come to the U.S. History! Love ALWAYS wins. ❤️❤️❤️
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) June 26, 2015
#LoveWins "They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right." - #SCOTUS, June 26, 2015 — Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) June 26, 2015
When I checked Twitter this morning #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/RYsPJKx1F2
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 26, 2015
Congratulations, particularly to those who made the case for equality. So pleased to be celebrating @nycpride over the weekend. #LoveWins — Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) June 26, 2015
It's a new day. Thank you Supreme Court. Thank you Justice Kennedy. Your opinion is profound, in more ways than you may know. #huzzah
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) June 26, 2015
It was a good day #LoveWins — Sutton Foster (@sfosternyc) June 27, 2015
Really encouraged to be an American today... Love should live beyond labels & intolerance! #LoveWins #EqualityForAll ❤️
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) June 26, 2015
What an amazing day for equality!!!! Love always wins!!!! ❤️
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 26, 2015
Just a day full of chills. Love over hate. Unity. Solidarity. Humanity. #grateful & yep proud to be tonight. Thru pain & thru glory ❤️ — Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) June 27, 2015
Yes. I love these little things that can make an image so loud & proud. ❤️ #RainbowYourAvatar... https://t.co/tu4guzjo00
— Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) June 27, 2015
Check out some photos of the celebration below:
THIS IS AMAZING #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/klpFYNkWGb — Paradise (@ParadisePict) June 27, 2015
Soo amazing such a happy day!!!! #lovewins pic.twitter.com/exXkx5xaOt — Anabel Englund (@anabelenglundz) June 27, 2015
Disney World tonight #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/VCmTCFKCas — Angelica Roxas (@angroxas) June 27, 2015
What an amazing day for equality!!!! Love always wins!!!!
❤️ — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 26, 2015
Just a day full of chills. Love over hate. Unity. Solidarity. Humanity. #grateful & yep proud to be tonight. Thru pain & thru glory ❤️
— Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) June 27, 2015
Yes. I love these little things that can make an image so loud & proud. ❤️ #RainbowYourAvatar… https://t.co/tu4guzjo00 — Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) June 27, 2015
