This past Friday, The United States Supreme Court ruled that it is a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states.

"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed. It is so ordered." - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, delivering the Court's opinion.

Since this decision has been made, I'm sure you've seen the rainbow flags flying and the happy people in the street all ranging in gender, age, race, and religion. Here are a few pictures of these resilient couples who got married quickly after the Supreme Court's decision:

Congratulations to all of you, and congratulations to America. This "win" has been long fought since the first Supreme Court ruling against same-sex marriage in 1972. While I imagine I will be ashamed and more than a little disappointed one day to tell my grandchildren that when I was young, marriage was denied to people who were truly in love and that the fight for this right to be recognized took almost half a century to win and was filled with losses, I also look forward to telling them with pride that we now live in a time where love really does win out, and my generation was a part of that revolution.