Social media lit up in an explosion of rainbows on June 26, following the Supreme Court's ruling making same-sex marriage legal across the United States. Here are a few of the Twitter posts that current and former young actresses made on that historic day.
An incredible day for the American people! Just the first step in a long journey of change. Ecstatic to be here for it!
#LoveWins 💛
- Ciara Bravo (@ciarabravo)
June 26, 2015 Happy today not only for the people I know who can now marry who they love, but happy for our country as a whole. 🇺🇸❤️🙌
#LoveWins- Abigail Breslin (@yoabbaabba)
June 26, 2015 (pls unfollow me if you don't believe in equal rights for all) ONLY POSITIVITY ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY!!! 💘💘🌈🌈🌈🌈
- Genevieve Hannelius (@G_Hannelius)
June 27, 2015 TODAY IS A NEW DAY!🙌💜
#MarriageEquaility- Sammi Hanratty (@SammiHanratty1)
June 26, 2015 This is the most beautiful day!!!!!!
#LoveWins #EqualMarriage 😍
pic.twitter.com/EPtaWcjjKL- Joey King (@JoeyKingActress)
June 27, 2015 So happy for such an amazing day 😊😊😊
#LoveWins- Laura Marano (@lauramarano)
June 26, 2015 This is a beautiful monumental historic day, finally the battle has been won. Equality is all we ask for in this world !!
#SameLove --
- Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz)
June 26, 2015 Today, history was made.
#LOVEWINS pic.twitter.com/1B66cWbpow- Willow Shields (@WillowShields)
June 26, 2015 Love wins ❤️ good job America!
- Emily VanCamp (@EmilyVanCamp)
June 26, 2015 Emma Watson celebrated the news by posting a photo of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's official ruling.
pic.twitter.com/NumgCTI0s9- Emma Watson (@EmWatson)
June 26, 2015 Cried all through my fitting with joy at the news. Fuckin
#LoveWins !!!!! Proud and joyous and hopeful for America and humanity💛💙💜💚❤️
- alabama whitman (@maebirdwing)
June 26, 2015 Mara Wilson's sentiment was my personal favorite:
LGBTQ people can now legally marry in all 50 states, which is as it should be, but that doesn't mean we allies can get complacent.
- Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff)
June 26, 2015 Today we took a huge step forward. Love conquers all. ❤️
#LoveWins https://t.co/QPNk8VmDyo- Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1)
June 27, 2015 The Ireland Supreme Court made a similar ruling legalizing gay marriage last month. Irish young actress Saoirse Ronan tweeted on that day:
I LOVE YOU IRELAND!!!!! IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
- Saoirse Ronan (@saoirse_ronan)
May 23, 2015