Contemporary · North America · Politics
2015
Same-sex marriage legalized in U.S.
June 26, 2015
In Obergefell v. Hodges the U.S. Supreme Court ruled five to four that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry in all fifty states. Rainbow flags flew over the White House that evening, the facade lit in the colors of pride. The journey from Stonewall to wedding registry had taken forty-six years and felt, for one summer, almost complete.
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