Even in America gay people have to fight homophobia, mostly fuelled by religiously driven people. In a landmark ruling the US Supreme Court has set the way for people to follow, whether they like it or not.

By a 5-4 ruling in a long argued case, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that same seks marriage is a right for everyone of that orientation, and that the right has to be enforced nationwide.

14 US states have bans on gay marriage, and this ruling annuls those bans.

The most strenuous objectors to this are religious, mostly Christian dominant states, who refuse to acknowledge the rights of other human beings because of the instructions in their 2,000 year old dusty bronze age book.

Luckily in civilised societies, we have institutions, such as the judiciary, to watch out for minorities.

According to the BBC, President Barack Obama said the ruling was a “victory for America”.

“When all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free” he said.

Those protesting on the basis on their Christianity, should maybe go out and do what their bible asks them to do.

“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them” (Leviticus 20:13)

I’d rather live by the tenets of the 21st century.