Landmark ruling
, June 27, 2013
Brad Kiestler, 70, wears a hat with figures of two grooms at a rally in West Hollywood, California after the United States Supreme Court ruled on California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act on June 26. The US Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for gay rights by forcing the federal government to recognise same-sex marriages in states where it is legal and paving the way for it in California, the most populous state. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson