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What up, America? Have you heard—same-sex marriage is officially legal nationwide.
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— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 decision that all states must honor same-sex marriage. Summarizing the opinion of the Court, Justice Kennedy wrote:
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.
It's undoubtedly a historic day for the United States, and we all know how history is processed in 2015: on Twitter, usually in meme-form. Let's get the celebration started—here are some of the best, funniest, and most moving Twitter reactions to the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling.