Celebrities Tweet Cheers At Demise Of DOMA, Proposition 8 At Hands Of Supreme Court

Celebrities and politicians alike took to Twitter to express their joy over the Supreme Court decisions to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and effectively gut California’s anti-gay marriage Proposition 8. DOMA had restricted federal marriage benefits to opposite-sex couples and required that the inter-state marriage recognition be restricted to opposite-sex marriages. Prop. 8 dictated that only opposite-sex marriages would be legally recognized in California. Here’s a sample of the reaction:

President Barack Obama:

Today's DOMA ruling is a historic step forward for #MarriageEquality. #LoveIsLove

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013

Lady Gaga

We stand tall today.#DomaStruckDown So many fought for so long. Be proud, the prejudice are now the minority. pic.twitter.com/teni7GREDY

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 26, 2013

Lt. Gov. of California Gavin Newsom:

Love rules the day. #prop8 #doma #marriageequality #SCOTUS

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 26, 2013

Ben Affleck:

Big news from the Supreme Court. Goodbye #DOMA #Prop8. Hello #equality.

— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) June 26, 2013

Jesse Tyler Ferguson:

Remember the old days when #DOMA was around and gay people couldn't get married in California? Crazy right!?

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) June 26, 2013

Lena Dunham:

Don't wanna traffic in stereotypes but let's be real: I'm gonna love a gay wedding.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) June 26, 2013

George Takei:

DOMA has been held unconstitutional, 5-4 decision authored by Justice Kennedy. Oh happy day!

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 26, 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio:

Historic day. Well done #SCOTUS. RT @GLAAD: Supreme Court affirms that #DOMA is unconstitutional! pic.twitter.com/FZCXAFc9ca

— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) June 26, 2013

Ricky Martin:

#PROP8 IS GONE! #DOMA IS GONE! #SCOTUS #LoveIsLove

— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) June 26, 2013

Piers Morgan:

RIP bigotry. #SCOTUS #DOMA

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 26, 2013

Kristen Bell – who previously said she would not get married until marriage equality was law in California:

.@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove”

— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) June 26, 2013

Mark Ruffalo:

Hey! You know what? The Kids Are All Right! Defense of marriage falls! We chose love over hate! Goodbye #DOMA

— Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) June 26, 2013

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