USA Legalises Same Sex Marriage Nationwide

The Supreme Court of the United States of
America on Friday finally legalised same
sex marriage throughout the whole
country.
Before the announcement, only states which had
passed the legalisation allowed same-couple
marriages, but under the new ruling all 50 states
in the country would allow same sex marriage.
USA Legalises Same Sex Marriage Nationwide
President Barack Obama
The issue of same sex marriage has led to
significant changes in matrimony laws including a
court ruling over 50 years ago that legalised
interracial marriage.
This new ruling means that the ban on gay
marriages in 14 US states has been cancelled. The
states which forbid it are geographically situated
in the “Bible Belt” areas of the Southern US.
Today’s ruling means the decision from
Cincinnati’s Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to
uphold the right of states to maintain “the
traditional definition of marriage” has been
cancelled.
A 5-4 decision with the majority opinion written
by Justice Anthony Kennedy made the decision
possible.
He wrote of same sex couples: “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.”
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The outcome is the culmination of two decades
of Supreme Court debate over marriage, and gay
rights generally.
President Obama tweeted after the
announcement: “Today is a big step in our march
toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now
have the right to marry, just like anyone else.”
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
“We are all created equal.” —President
Obama #LoveWins
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26,
2015
“This morning the Supreme Court
recognized the Constitution guarantees
marriage equality.” —President Obama #
LoveWins
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26,
2015
“This ruling is a victory for America.” —
President Obama #LoveWins
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26,
2015
“When all Americans are treated as equal,
we are all more free.” —President Obama #
LoveWins
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26,
2015
Retweet to spread the word. #LoveWins
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— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26,
2015
According to Fox President Obama spoke to a
crowd outside the supreme court. He called the
decision a “victory for America.”
He added: “When all Americans are treated as
equal, we are all more free.”
Vice-president Joe Biden in a statement said@: “All
marriages, at their root, are about love.”
While same sex marriages re allowed in America,
such union is forbidden in Nigeria. The
punishment for such a union or engaging in
sexual relationships with a fellow gender could
earn such an individual 14 years imprisonment.