California celebrates same-sex marriage ruling
Employees of Facebook march down Market Street for the 45th Annual San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday, two days after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage that can’t be denied by state law.
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A flag bearer marchesin the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) rides in the 45th Annual San Francisco Pride Parade.
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Jim Obergefell waves to the crowd during the parade. Obergefell is the named plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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A marching band makes its way down Market Street in downtown San Francisco.
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A sea of people waving pride flags walk the route of the 45th Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade on Sunday.
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People wear rainbow-colored ballons during the San Francisco Pride Parade.
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Gregory Marks smiles at the crowd while marching in the parade.
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This pink dog was one of several decorated canines that accompanied costumed participants in the 45th Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade on Sunday.
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Parade watchers are framed by the rainbow of a passing float during the 45th Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
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Costumed participants strike a pose during the San Francisco Pride Parade, celebrating the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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Motorcycle riders exult during the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade on Sunday.
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A scene from Sunday’s festivities in San Francisco.
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Participants celebrate during the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade on Sunday.
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Mrs. and Mrs. Stiner pose for a photograph at the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade in San Francisco on Sunday.
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A woman walks with a pride flag at the start of the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade in San Francisco on Sunday.
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Motorcycle nuns get ready to kick off the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade in San Francisco on Sunday.
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McKenna Guetersloh, of Walnut Creek, Calif., right, attends the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade. Guetersloh just came out to friends and family late in 2014 and was excited to be a part of this year’s event.
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Felicia Rio, 19, of Modesto, tries on a mask at one of the merchandise booths at the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade held on Sunday.
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Anna Oliver, of San Francisco, sells beaded necklaces at the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade held on Sunday.
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People begin to gather for the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade held on Sunday.
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Revelers celebrate before the Pride Parade at the Civic Center in San Francisco on Saturday.
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A man dressed in a skin suit in the colors of the pride flag attends festivities before the Pride Parade at the Civic Center in San Francisco on Saturday.
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Revelers dance before the Pride Parade at the Civic Center in San Francisco on Saturday.
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Rainbow-colored lights shine on the White House to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling. President Obama said the ruling has “made our union a little more perfect.”
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Joe Bahena, 47, of Redondo Beach holds up a sign declaring same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states at a celebration in the Long Beach civic plaza.
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Lorri Jean, CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, speaks at the celebration in West Hollywood Park.
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Zoe Scott-Yager, 11 months, sits on her mother Rose Yager’s shoulders during a celebration at West Hollywood Park.
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Tamara De La Guerra and Honey Labrador take a selfie at the West Hollywood Park celebration.
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Nadia Sutton celebrates the Supreme Court ruling at West Hollywood Park.
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West Hollywood residents Tom Uver and Bill Hacket wear wedding bands and hold gay pride flags at the West Hollywood Park celebration of the Supreme Court ruling.
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West Hollywood residents gather to celebrate the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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West Hollywood residents gather to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex marriage.
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Several hundred people attend a celebration at Long Beach Civic Plaza after the historic Supreme Court ruling.
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West Hollywood residents gather to celebrate the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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West Hollywood residents observe a moment of silence in solidarity with victims of the Charleston shooting as they gather to mark the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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People celebrate during a rally at West Hollywood Park after the Supreme Court declared in a landmark ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage.
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Yael Deynes, right, cries on the shoulder of his husband, Todd Stevens, at the conclusion of a rally at the Long Beach Civic Plaza celebrating the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling. “It just hit me,” Deynes said. “After so many years of struggle I feel validated. I feel complete.”
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Michael Hauser and Jack Tarantino embrace before the start of a celebration rally at West Hollywood Park on June 26, after a landmark Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage that cannot be denied by state law.
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Same-sex marriage and gay rights advocates joined together at West Hollywood Park on June 26 to celebrate the Supreme Court’s landmark decision.
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Jim Rex waves a flag, reflected in his sunglasses, before the start of a rally at West Hollywood Park to celebrate the Supreme Court’s 5-to-4 ruling upholding same-sex marriage.
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Jane Wishon arrives at West Hollywood Park to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding same-sex marriage.
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Lorri L. Jean, right, chief executive of the Los Angeles LGBT Center in Hollywood, celebrates with a tearful Kin W. Cheng during a party at the center after the Supreme Court’s decision declaring same-sex marriage to be constitutional.
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Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, with his back to the camera, the city’s first openly gay mayor, and Mark Magdaleno, 43, of Long Beach, right, raise a gay pride flag over the Civic Plaza in response to the Supreme Court ruling.
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Eddie Daniels, left, and Natalie Novoa get married at the L.A. County Registrar office in Beverly Hills.
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Natalie Novoa, left, and Eddie Daniels, take a selfie while waiting to get married at the L.A. County Registrar branch in Beverly Hills on the day the Supreme Court made its landmark ruling.
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Eugenia Rodriguez, left, with twin sister Erica, middle, join others during a celebration party at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in Hollywood.
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