[BBC] – The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.
In a landmark 5-4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority ruled that marriage is a constitutional right for all.
“No union is more profound than marriage,” he wrote, backed by the court’s four more liberal justices.
It is unclear how soon marriage licences will be issued in states where gay unions were previously prohibited.
Before the ruling on Thursday, gay couples could marry in 37 states in addition to Washington DC.
Loud cheers erupted outside the court after the ruling was announced, said the BBC’s Paul Blake at the Supreme Court. Hundreds of people had camped out for hours awaiting the news.
One of the demonstrators, Jordan Monaghan, called his mother from his mobile phone amid the celebrations.
“Hey mom, I’m at the Supreme Court. Your son can have a husband now,” Mr Monaghan said.
On social media, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton merely tweeted the word “proud” and the White House changed its Twitter avatar into the rainbow colours. However, many Christian conservatives decried the decision.
“We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat,” said Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor.
“The only outcome worse than this flawed, failed decision would be for the president and congress, two co-equal branches of government, to surrender in the face of this out-of-control act of unconstitutional, judicial tyranny.”
I do hope Guyanese will stand up against this kind of thing when our time comes around
This decision is indeed a terrible day in the history of mankind! This is the beginning of the end, how can any conscious minded person believe that this acceptable in the eyes of the creator?? Our moral standards have just been given a crippling blow and it can and will only get worse as time goes by. Keep your kids close to you and try to teach them the basic principles and fundamentals which is all we can do. the rest is in the hands of God.
Fire on all battie boy hope u all burn in hell
Satan’s giant step taken to turn the whole world into Sodom and Gomorrah.
GUYANA, PLEASE DO NOT FALL INTO THIS TRAP
The beginning of the end for America!! Remember Rome and Greece. Where are the fire and brimstone pastors or so called ” Men of God” modern day Babylon. Bet McKoy is happy he may just move to the US and do Guyana a favor.