The Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 that the US Constitution does guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry. The Federal decision comes after decades of debate and at a time when polls suggest that the majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage.
Prior to the decision, 36 states had already passed legislature to permit same-sex unions, reflecting national warming to the gay-rights.
This news comes two days before the 46th anniversary of New York's Stonewall Riots, which triggered the modern gay-rights movement. Earlier this week the Stonewall Inn was granted landmark status by New York...