NY celebrates Supreme Court ruling

New York City's Gay Pride Parade is one of the oldest in the country -- founded to commemorate the Stonewall Riots in 1969. This year's celebration coincided with the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision June 26, 2015 extending same-sex marriage rights to all 50 states

Sir Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek Jacobi, a grand marshall for the New York Gay Pride Parade, greets people on Fifth Avenue, June 28, 2015. The British actor is currently starting alongside Ian McKellen, also a grand marshall, in "Vicious," a PBS sitcom about two bickering old partners in London.

Mayor Bill de Blasio

Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife Chirlane McCray, their son, Dante and daughter, Chiara march down Fifth Avenue in the Gay Pride Parade, June 28, 2015.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio (in blue) and his family lead the march down Fifth Avenue in New York, June 28, 2015.

Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen, a grand marshal, waves a rainbow flag at the start of the New York Gay Pride Parade on Fifth Avenue, June 28, 2015.

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Thousands of marchers make their way down Fifth Avenue in New York, June 28, 2015.

Grand marshals

Sir Derek Jacobi (L), his partner Richard Clifford and Sir Ian McKellen (far R) wave to the crowd during the Gay Pride Parade in New York City, June 28, 2015.

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A marcher carries a rainblow flag down Fifth Avenue in New York, June 28, 2015.

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Mary Jo Kennedy (L), Jo-Ann Chain, Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis at the start of the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015. The four were plaintiffs in cases that advanced the cause of same-sex marriage and legal benefits.

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A marcher carries a sign down Fifth Avenue in New York, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

A celebratory crowd cheers on the marchers in the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.

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Motorcyclists make their way down the parade route in New York, June 28, 2015.

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Frances Golden, 91, says she adores her Lesbian daughters who are 69 years-old and 63-years old. She's been to every Gay Pride Parade in New York and is thrilled gay marriage rights have been extended across the country after the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court decision.

Gay Pride Parade

Sir Derek Jacobi (L), his partner of 38 years, Richard Clifford, make their way down Fifth Avenue during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.

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The Different marching band plays for the crowd during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

Alma holds a marriage equality flag during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, Jue 28, 2015. Alma said it took her 40 years to come out of the closet.

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Boy Scouts help lead the Gay Pride Parade along Fifth Avenue in New York, June 28, 2015.

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A marcher makes his way down the parade route in high heels, June 28, 2015.

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At the intersection of Christopher Street and Gay Street, Ila Williams cheers on the marchers in New York, June 28, 2015.

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A marcher carries an "I love Justice Kennedy," sign June 28, 2015 after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 26 extending gay marriage rights across the country.

Gay Pride Parade

Tigger! and Scott were married in 2011 when New York became the sixth state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. They've marched in the Gay Pride Parade for many years.

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A young man marching in the Gay Pride Parade in New York high fives people watching the procession down Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, June 28, 2015.

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People watch the parade from apartment windows in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

A woman wearing a Statue of Liberty headdress waves to the crowd in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood, June 28, 2015.

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Watching the Gay Pride Parade in New York with the rainbow flag and a U.S. flag, June 28, 2015.

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Marchers carry transparent signs saying "Love has no labels," in New York, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

Bruce Sawyer and Michael Evans, married in 2011 after New York legalized same-sex marriage, watch the Gay Pride Parade in New York City, June 28, 2015.

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Diimiriquai Sweezer wears a t-shirt with the message, "Only God can judge me," while watching the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.

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A marcher heads towards the Stonewall Inn during the Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

The crowd cheers on the marchers in New York, June 28, 2015.

Gay Pride Parade

A marcher heads towards the Stonewall Inn during Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 28, 2015.