WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- Jubilant crowds celebrated the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling in West Hollywood Friday.
"It's about time. We've been waiting for this a long time, equality for all," Hawthorne resident Evelyn Diaz said. She's been with her partner for 25 years and had already planned to marry this week.
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The High Court's vote was narrow at 5-4, but Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion was clear: "The court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry."
In West Hollywood Park, a massive rally was held to mark the occasion. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath both attended.
At the Abbey, a restaurant bar that has become a meeting place after legal victories and setbacks, general manager Todd Barnes felt the excitement.
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"It's amazing! I thought maybe it wouldn't be as big because California had gay marriage, but it's just as big," Barnes said.
Watch Jory Rand's full report in the video above.