Watch Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi gleefully commend SCOTUS on gay marriage ruling

Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi
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Wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the logo of historic New York gay bar The Stonewall Inn, Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi cheered the Supreme Court's decision Friday to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide — to the soundtrack of Queen's We are the Champions no less.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.