US gay rights activists celebrate landmark supreme court rulings - in pictures

Paul Katami (c) and Jeff Zarrillo (r), plaintiffs in the case against California's gay marriage ban known as Prop 8, greet family members and supporters as they leave the supreme court in Washington. The court handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by recognizing that married gay men and women are eligible for federal benefits, paving the way for same-sex marriage in California Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

West Hollywood city council member John J Duran celebrates the verdict Photograph: Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters

A crowd gathers to listen to speakers near the Stonewall Inn in New York, as they celebrate the supreme court ruling against the Defence of Marriage Act (Doma). The Stonewall Inn played a key role during the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Equality Alabama members and supporters herald the supreme court ruling Photograph: Express-Times /Landov / Barcroft

Gay rights activists celebrate in West Hollywood, California Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Members of San Diego's LGBT community celebrate the news Photograph: ZUMA / Rex Features

Two men kiss as they celebrate the supreme court ruling Photograph: ZUMA / Rex Features

Two men attend a rally in support of the right to marry Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Marchers take to the streets to cheer the decision Photograph: David Poller/David Poller/ZUMA Press/Corbis

Dallas DuBois (l) and Bootsie LeFaris (r) celebrate outside the Stonewall Inn in New York Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images