With the announcement on Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage act unconstitutional, locals across Northern Suffolk County have flocked to Twitter share reactions on the landmark ruling.
The 5-4 decision will mean the federal government must recognize gay marriages in the 12 states in the U.S. that have legalized these unions, including in New York.
“It’s nothing short of miraculous," David Kilmnick, chief executive officer of the Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Services Network, said on Wednesday.
“This law was just so clearly discriminatory and clearly so unconstitutional that I could not see any other way the court would rule,” he said.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was quick to praise the decision as well.
"Two years ago, New York became the largest state to enact marriage equality, and since then we have seen a growing recognition across the country that all citizens deserve equal rights under the law, regardless of sexual orientation," he said in a statement.
"It is my hope that today’s breakthrough decisions will propel our nation forward and finally allow all Americans to be granted the same rights and protections under the law."
The ruling, however, got mixed feedback from commenters on Smithtown Patch's Facebook Page.
Kenny Pearsall said, "marriage one man one woman liberals win again sad day for america," while Roman Berger said, "I support this decision 100%! God bless America!"
See the livestream above. And if you are in the area, tweet with the #DOMA hashtag to be added to the stream.
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