Obama, Clinton, and Other Politicians Celebrate America's First Year of Marriage Equality

President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other politicians have taken to social media to celebrate America's first year of marriage equality.

"In every state in America, you’re now free to marry the person you love." —@POTUS #LoveIsLove #Pride2016 https://t.co/XtTx7WGLyS

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 26, 2016

As cities across the nation celebrate Pride this weekend, politicians are taking a moment on Twitter to celebrate the civil rights milestone that made last year's parades the most certifiably turnt of all time (excluding this year's parade in NYC): the Supreme Court's ruling that all people who love other people can legally marry those people.

It has been one year since same-sex marriage became the law of the land in the United States, and while equal rights for everyone in the LGBT community are still a work in progress, and places where gay people gather in solidarity remain targets of violence, our nation has indisputably been a more equal one since June 26, 2015. 

President Barack Obama's account posted a message tagged #LoveIsLove, echoing the emotional speech given by "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Tony Awards, a day after the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

Marriage equality is one year old. But we still have a long way to go for full equality. #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/nwM1XFHKzG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton marched in the NYC Pride parade on Sunday. Her account tweeted out a similar message marking a year of American marriage equality.

One year ago, love triumphed in our highest court. Yet LGBT Americans still face too many barriers. Let's keep marching until they don't. -H

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 26, 2016

 

They weren't the only political accounts to mark the occasion. Other politicians shared their support of the landmark Supreme Court ruling.

One year ago, marriage for all was made the law of the land. Liberty and love are for all. https://t.co/pfifxxFzOq pic.twitter.com/lVYoXfAG0C

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) June 26, 2016

1 year since #SCOTUS affirmed that marriage equality is a constitutional right. What a journey! #ItIsSoOrdered pic.twitter.com/Y4fOObQu7t

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 26, 2016

Today we're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the historic SCOTUS Marriage Equality ruling. #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/VSXHTKUrjn

— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) June 26, 2016

One year ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality would be the law of the land. #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/A7FeFhS6sp

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 26, 2016

"It is so ordered." A year ago today marriage equality became the law of the land. #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/Z8fICIyzJx

— Archive: Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) June 26, 2016

The anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision comes just a day after Obama declared New York's Stonewall Inn a national monument.  The historic gay bar was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots against the New York Police Department.

 

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