A Rally for Equality

Photos of the scene outside the Supreme Court.

June 26, 20132:16 PM

Gay rights activists reacts outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington DC on June 26, 2013, after the court ruling on California's Proposition 8, the controversial ballot initiative that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. — Gay rights activists reacts outside the Supreme Court building in Washington on June 26, 2013, after the court ruling on California’s Proposition 8.

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Melting under the sweltering Washington sun, hundreds of gay marriage supporters (and swarms of journliasts) gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning to hear the court’s rulings on the Defense of Marraige Act and California’s Proposition 8. Same-sex marriage proponents chanted and sang, made bets with one another on the court’s decisions, and lamented slow cellphone service while searching for updates before and during the announcements. Opponents to same-sex marriage were almost entirely absent.