`` At a certain point , I 've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married , '' said Obama at the time . `` Our country has evolved as a beacon of liberty , '' judge writes . `` It is time to let that beacon of freedom shine brighter on all our brothers and sisters '' Seventeen states and the District of Columbia already allow same-sex marriage . The Supreme Court will soon rule in favor of gay couples across America.
`` Our country has evolved as a beacon of liberty , '' judge writes . `` It is time to let that beacon of freedom shine brighter on all our brothers and sisters '' Seventeen states and the District of Columbia already allow same-sex marriage . The Supreme Court will soon rule in favor of gay couples across America.