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The Beautiful Paragraph That Made Gay Marriage Legal Across The US

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As you all know by now, gay marriage was made legal across the US on Friday – a landmark ruling in favour of love and equality for all.

It was a move that US President Barack Obama said “affirms what millions of Americans believe in their hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free.”

However it was the words of a different man which became the most widely-shared summation of the ruling – Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was the deciding vote in the 5-4 majority, and was tasked with writing the declaration in favour.

Justice Kennedy made gay marriage legal in all 50 states with the following beautiful closing statement:

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Simon Edmunds

Simon is the former editor of Global Dating Insights. Born in Newcastle, he has an English degree from Queen Mary, London and after working for the NHS, trained as a journalist with the Press Association. Passionate about music, journalism and Newcastle United.

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