Yesterday America's highest court ruled that the US Constitution provides same-sex couples with the right to marry .
With the ruling, same-sex marriage will become legal in all 50 states.
LGBT campaigners and allies welcomed the move with the triumphant slogan #LoveWins.
However, some US citizens didn’t take the news well and are now threatening to move to Canada as a result.
...Canada legalised same-sex marriage in 2005. Gay and bisexual couples have been having same-sex marriages there for over a decade.
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Ariel Olah of Detroit, left, and her fiancee Katie Boatman, are overcome by emotion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 26
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Lori Hazelton and Stephanie Ward are the first same-sex couple to receive their marriage license on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Muskegon, Mich
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Wedding cakes provided by All Saints Episcopal Church of East Lansing are cut inside the Ingham County Courthouse in Mason, Mich
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Ariel Cronig (L) and Elaine Cleary embrace outside of the US Supreme Court after the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Reverend Laura Barclay, right, officiates the marriage of Tadd Roberts, left and Benjamin Moore at the Jefferson County Clerks Office Friday
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Beth Sherman (L) and her wife Karen Hawver (R) celebrate with their children Ben and Emma (C) the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling of legalizing gay marriage nationwide
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US People celebrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Eric Hause of Norfolk, center, hugs Claus Ihlemann and Robert Roman in the lobby of the Slover Library Friday morning, June 26, 2015
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Spencer Trzybinski hangs a rainbow flag, a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movement, at the Dunes Resort and Entertainment Complex in Douglas, Mich
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Angela Boyle, left, and Laura Zinszer take a selfie after receiving their marriage license at the Boone County Recorder of Deed's office on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Columbia, Mo
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US After 54 years as a couple, George Harris, 82, and Jack Evans, 85, are married by Judge Denise Garcia on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Dallas County Records Building in Dallas, Texas
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Newlyweds, Colby Roanhorse, left, and Zachary Roanhorse celebrate after applying for a marriage license from the Kent County clerks office, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Mich
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US A couple kiss to celebrate the US Supreme Court's historic decision on same sex marriage during a rally outside the Stonewall Tavern in the West Village in New York on June 26, 2015, after the US Supreme Court's historic decision on same sex marriage
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Same-sex marriage legalised across the US Same-sex marriage legalised across the US A demonstrator arrives at a rally in Greenwich Village to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage, Friday, June 26, 2015, in New York.
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