All 50 states in the United States have allowed same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry in any state of the United States, the country's Supreme Court announced Friday.

As reported by Bloomberg, the decision of the Supreme Court completes the most significant transformation of human rights in the United States over the past half century. Bloomberg compares it with the 1967 ruling of the year, which enshrines the right to interracial marriage.

Five members of the Supreme Court spoke in favor of this decision, the four remaining voted against.

Thus, the court lifted the ban on same-sex marriages in the 14 states where it was still kept. The first state to allow people of the same sex to marry, 11 years ago was Massachusetts.

As expected, the decision of the Supreme Court will cause protests in many regions of the country. For example, in North Carolina, where a law was recently passed allowing officials to refuse to hold a marriage ceremony when it comes to same-sex couples.

At the same time, a poll conducted by Gallup shows that support for same-sex unions in the United States has reached a record level, with 60% of respondents in May supporting their legalization, compared with 27% in 1999.