Media openly cheers Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling

Huffington Post’s Jennifer Bendery tweeted:

WIRED’s Jordan Golson said, “I have said for years that gay marriage would end up at SCOTUS. It was the only way to settle this all at once. Now it’s done, fairness wins.”

Vox’s Libby Nelson linked to a live video of a same-sex wedding, saying, “If you like to cry at weddings and historic moments, this is the livestream for you.”

“I just don’t understand how you can be against marriage equality, it blows my mind. Love is love. Such a cool day to be an American,” said Allure magazine’s Jenna Rosenstein.

Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business added, “Gay marriage has arrived. Get over it already.”

ABC News’ Terry Moran praised the “romance” protected by the Supreme Court’s ruling.

In a dig at 2016 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who has opposed same-sex marriage in the past, freelance journalist Abi Wilkinson sniped, “If [Mike Huckabee] hates gay marriage so much he should just not get gay married [in my opinion].”

Not one to be outdone, Chris Hughes’ New Republic also took a swipe at Huckabee and other conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage, arguing that they should “praise God for the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision.”

At the same time, major online media groups, including BuzzFeed, the Huffington Post, Mic News and Mashable, changed their social media avatars to the image of the rainbow gay pride flag.

“Fascinating to watch ostensibly non-ideological outlets embrace LGBT equality. Amazing to watch the journey from margins to mainstream,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes quipped.

The Huffington Post’s Michael Calderone defended the apparent disappearance of objectivity by arguing simply, “We’ve done it before.”

Politico’s Dylan Byers wondered on social media of the avatar changes, “Not saying I’m for or against that editorial decision, but worth considering why BuzzFeed/HuffPo would do and why NYT/CNN/etc never would.”

Others suggested that it’s perhaps better for newsrooms to be upfront about their beliefs rather than hide behind a thin veil of so-called neutrality.

BuzzFeed’s Twitter account also had a bit of fun with social media users who expressed displeasure with the Supreme Court’s ruling, telling one user that their plan to escape gay marriage by moving to Canada would prove disappointing (same sex marriage has been legal there since 2005).

Elsewhere, the viral news site highlighted “32 of the best brand tweets celebrating marriage equality.”

Not to be outdone, the Daily Beast followed up with a photo-based article of its own titled “We’re in love … With these photos from today’s supreme victory for same-sex marriage.”

Slate celebrated the Supreme Court ruling with an article titled “Watch the stunning 15-year march to marriage equality around the world.”

Huffington Post Gay, naturally, was deeply excited by the court ruling, publishing several celebratory articles, including one titled, “The end of the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality is the ultimate mic drop.”

BuzzFeed echoed these sentiments, calling the closing paragraph of the majority ruling “beautiful.”

The widely-followed Twitter account PZ Feed, for its part, tweeted the following image:

In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday, PennLive.com announced that it would no longer accept or print materials opposing same-sex marriage, an apparent sign that for this outlet at least, the debate is over.