This decision expands civil rights in the USA. That is what defines the diversity of the American people. Heterosexual couples can still get married, Congratulations to them. Go have babies.
June 26, 2015
By Adam Liptak
WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory (click here) for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage.
Justice
Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in the 5 to 4 decision.
He was joined by the court’s four more liberal justices.
The
decision, the culmination of decades of litigation and activism, came
against the backdrop of fast-moving changes in public opinion, with
polls indicating that most Americans now approve of same-sex marriage.
As
in earlier civil rights cases, the Supreme Court had moved cautiously
and methodically, laying careful judicial groundwork for a
transformative decision.
As late as October, the justices ducked the issue, refusing to hear appeals
from rulings allowing same-sex marriage in five states. That decision
delivered a tacit victory for gay rights, immediately expanding the
number of states with same-sex marriage to 24, along with the District
of Columbia, up from 19....
