President Obama sent out a quick Twitter reaction to the Supreme Court's pro-gay marriage ruling, summing up his support for the ruling with a single hashtag: "#LoveWins," he wrote.
In an accompanying tweeted message, he also said: "Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else."
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Obama in 2008 stood in opposition to gay marriage. But he reversed that stance a few years later, in time for the 2012 presidential election. And in a reception this week to recognize LGBT Pride Month, Obama cheered the rapid expansion of gay marriage rights across the nation.
"When I became president," he said then, the Hill reported, "same-sex marriage was legal in only two states. Today, it's legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia. A decade ago, politicians ran against LGBT rights. Today, they're running towards them."
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The 5-4 ruling Friday from the high court means gay marriage is legal in all 50 states.
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