Obama hails Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling as 'a big step in our march toward equality'

Barack Obama — (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This has been quite a busy week for President Obama. His massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal won some crucial congressional victories, ObamaCare survived at the Supreme Court, and later today he's set to eulogize Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who died in the horrific Charleston church shooting last week.

But of course, the most powerful man in the world still found time to dash off a quick tweet expressing his feelings about the Supreme Court's landmark ruling that same-sex marriages are a constitutional right. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.