Today marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26, 2015, ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that extended the right to same-sex marriage to gay and lesbian couples in all 50 states. It was, as the Democratic Legislative Committee noted in a statement this week, a watershed moment in the decades-long and ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ equality.

In honor of what some have taken to calling “Equality Day,” lawmakers, LGBTQ+ advocates, allies, and organizations have taken to social media to celebrate a decade of marriage equality in the U.S.

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In its statement, the Democratic Legislative Committee noted the state-level efforts that paved the way for the national milestone, and Democratic state legislators’ continued efforts “to protect every American’s civil rights – even in the face of unprecedented and dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ policies that state Republicans” are pushing, as well as the current administration, according to JoeMyGod.

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“10 years ago today, we won the freedom to marry nationwide, a triumph of love and activism to make a more perfect union,” Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson wrote in an X post, which included a link to The Freedom to Marry, a 2016 documentary exploring his organization’s fight to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. “Happy anniversary, and on to the urgent work still before us.”

On Bluesky, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represented plaintiff Jim Obergefell in the case, posted a video clip of Obergefell recalling what it was like to be in the room when Justice Anthony Kennedy read the decision.

“I burst into tears,” Obergefell says. “I could hear people around the courtroom sobbing.”

“In the 10 years since marriage equality has been legal nationwide, nearly a half million same-sex couples have married, and support for this simple yet profound right has grown year after year,” GLAAD’s Instagram post marking the occasion read. “Love wins.”

“A decade into marriage equality two things remain clear: The Obergefell decision helped protect families & strengthen communities across the country. And a majority of Americans continue to support the freedom to marry, because they understand that love is love, & we all deserve that freedom,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis wrote in a Bluesky thread. “Just as Obergefell helped Americans understand that love and families should not be up for debate, our identities, our right to feel safe walking down the street, and our ability to access healthcare should not be up for debate either.”

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) invited supporters to celebrate by sharing their own marriage photos using a custom filter.

“Today, we celebrate a decade of marriage equality across the United States — and the power of Obergefell v. Hodges to affirm that love is love,” Capital Stonewall Democrats wrote in an X post. “Reflecting on this historic moment, we recommit to defending the rights we fought to secure.”