WASHINGTON: In landmark rulings for gay rights, the US Supreme Court struck down a law denying federal benefits to homosexual couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California.

Cheers rang out on both coasts among gay marriage supporters after the historic decisions Wednesday, with a large crowd celebrating outside the Supreme Court in Washington and thousands rejoicing in San Francisco and New York.

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