The gay marriage movement in 2013
Supporters of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling which overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act carry a large rainbow flag during a parade around the Wisconsin State Capitol in June, 2013. (John Hart / AP)
It was a year of hard-fought victories and growing national acceptance for same-sex marriage advocates, with victories in the Supreme Court and state legislatures nationwide.
Read more: Gay marriage through the years. Highlights from the Prop 8 decision.
Meredith Greenberg, left, and Leora Perlman laugh during their wedding ceremony at a pier in Jersey City, N.J. (Justin Lane / EPA)
Kris Perry, left, kisses Sandy Stier as they are married at City Hall in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
Jessica Hand, wearing her wedding dress, signs documents with her wife, Jenna Melili, after a marriage ceremony at City Hall in San Francisco. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Holding their Illinois marriage license, Vernita Gray, left, and Patricia Ewert smile after they became the first married same-sex couple in Illinois. (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press)
Lydia Torres, left, and Jenelle Torres, kiss after former Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker officiated their wedding ceremony at Newark City Hall. (Mel Evans / Associated Press)
The first couples to take advantage of Hawaii’s law allowing same-sex couples to marry line up for a group picture in Honolulu. (Marco Garcia / Associated Press)
Attorney Theodore Olsen, representing same-sex couples, addresses the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Dana Verkouteren / Associated Press)
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Lifelong partners Jim Darby, left, and Patrick Bova kiss before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law. (M. Spencer Green / Associated Press)
Dana Bauer, right, comforts her partner Tracy Pennington, left, after the couple learned they would not be able to apply for a marriage license at Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Melanie Maxwell / Associated Press)
Army Sgt. Michael Potoczniak and Todd Saunders have a witness sign their marriage license at City Hall in San Francisco. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Bryan White joins other supporters of same-sex marriage at a rally to celebrate the Illinois General Assembly’s passing of a gay marriage bill. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
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Alexander Padilla and Anthony Arenas hug each other after being married by former Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker at City Hall. (Kena Betancur / Getty Images)
Jaime Ferrar, left and Richard Sage of North Hollywood share a kiss inside West Hollywood’s Abbey Food & Bar, where a reception was being held for them and other gay couples who got married in the nearby West Hollywood court. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Parade attendees gather in the City Hall rotunda during the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade VIP Party. (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)
Cal Joy and Olga Yip join hands in marriage as their daughter, Sasha Yip, observes in San Francisco City Hall. (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)
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Supporters of same-sex marriage rights, Ryan Toney and Colleen McKnight, hold signs outside the Supreme Court as justices hear arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
Supporters of marriage equality gather on San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood in celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision to not reinstate Proposition 8. (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)