The Constitution grants them that right.”ĬBS News pointed out that the first time it tackled the issue of same-sex couples was in 1967 with the televised documentary “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. The presidential residence was adorned in rainbow colors Friday night in celebration of the Supreme Court decision to strike down same-sex marriage bans. Their pleas is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. politics The White House Lit Up With Pride Colors After Marriage Equality Decision. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once they were. 'No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family.
The final section of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion went viral and was widely lauded for saying gays and lesbians do not disrespect marriage but want to find fulfillment through it themselves: (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/ Reuters)Ĭountless people across the world took to the Internet to celebrate the decision. Colors of the rainbow light the dome of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.
