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'Don't Mess With Dumbledore's Rights': Some of Our Favorite SCOTUS Signs and Banners
'Don't Mess With Dumbledore's Rights': Some of Our Favorite SCOTUS Signs and Banners
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Today's the day. Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in fourcases expected to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage throughout the United States.
The battle for marriage equality is being hailed as the civil rights issue of the age. It's a story of remarkable progress, of unprecedented social change. In 2008, when Proposition 8 brought same-sex marriage to an end in California, only 36 percent of Americans supported extending marriage rights to gay couples. Today more than 61 percent believe in marriage equality, and scores of them have gathered outside the Supreme Court building to show their support.
We've rounded up some of our favorite banners and posters below:
\u201cFollow This Page for Continuing Social Media Updates from Outside #SCOTUS. https://t.co/hNwgYuuy3W #marriageequality\u201d— Towleroad (@Towleroad) 1430230357
\u201cLove this little lady #LoveCantWait\u201d— Aaron Rhodes (@Aaron Rhodes) 1430231576
\u201cEgan Orion of #Seattle is at US #SupremeCourt to witness history; #gaymarriage arguments start in just minutes.\u201d— Kyla Campbell (@Kyla Campbell) 1430229264
\u201cOur favorite sign of the day, outside #SCOTUS\u201d— PFLAG National (@PFLAG National) 1430231586
\u201cLesbian couple outside #SupremeCourt ahead of gay marriage arguments\u201d— kitty felde (@kitty felde) 1430226149
\u201c\u2764\ufe0f on the #SCOTUS steps this morning. #LoveMustWin\u201d— The Democrats (@The Democrats) 1430237247
\u201cSpotted at #SCOTUS: Grandparents for Justice, down from New Jersey @ThisIsFusion\u201d— Geneva Sands (@Geneva Sands) 1430237189
As expected, there were also a lot of antigay bigots outside the Supreme Court building, and inside -- one man had to be ejected from the courtroom itself for screaming "homosexuality is an abomination!" But pro-equality supporters fought back against the hate with love:
\u201c"Your beard is hot!"\n\n#LoveMustWin\u201d— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) 1430234856
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