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Watch same-sex couples speak their vows through tears and smiles in Atlanta ceremony

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Same-sex marriage legalized nationwide: Supreme Court rules
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Libby Nelson was Vox’s editorial director, politics and policy, leading coverage of how government action and inaction shape American life. Libby has more than a decade of policy journalism experience, including at Inside Higher Ed and Politico. She joined Vox in 2014.

Just hours after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, the Fulton County, Georgia, government center started holding a mass wedding. They’re live-streaming it on YouTube, and you can watch it here:

The county government has been planning for weeks in anticipation of the Supreme Court decision, the chairman said. Several different judges are marrying the couples — they’re now on the sixth.

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