US President Obama calls gay marriage ruling a big step toward equality
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The Supreme Court rules that states cannot ban same-sex marriages, with Justice Anthony Kennedy saying gay people should not be 'condemned to live in loneliness'.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Barack Obama said on Friday the Supreme Court decision making gay marriage legal nationwide was a "big step" toward equality.
"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," Obama said in a Twitter post.
The Supreme Court ruled that gay people have a right to marriage under the US Constitution.
