Off-Topic: Supreme Court of the United States Strikes Down 'DOMA' and 'Proposition 8'

I know that this is about as far off-topic as I can get, but I'd like to say that I am very proud of my country's Supreme Court right now. Very rarely do I support governmental decisions, but this is one of those times that I just have to make an exception. On June 26th, the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) destroyed the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, both of which would prevent married same-sex couples to get marriage benefits in their tax returns.

If you don't live in the United States, let me tell you what's been going over here in the USA. In March, there were two Supreme Court trials. It was up to them what to do about two anti-marriage equality bills. DOMA, or the Defense of Marriage Act, would prevent married same-sex couples from getting the same amount of benefits that opposite-sex couples enjoy. Proposition 8 prevented the same thing, but it also prohibited same-sex couples from becoming legally married in the state of California, normally one of the most liberal cities in the United States.

On June 26th, the SCOTUS announced that they decided to strike down both of these anti-marriage equality bills, deeming both of them unconstitutional.

The United States has fourteen states and one district that allows for legal same-sex marriage. Within the next year, this number could increase drastically. One state to watch is Oregon, which is known for already being very liberal (most of the states in the West, such as Nevada, Washington, and California, are liberal).

Rainbow flag, otherwise known as the gay pride flag.