Capitol Lens: Rainbow Connection – Roll Call

Capitol Lens: Rainbow Connection

Gay marriage rights wave equality flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor

Posted April 29, 2015 at 5:00am

In the photo below, same-sex marriage rights activists hold a giant rainbow flag Tuesday outside the Supreme Court before the start of oral arguments on marriage equality. Read more about the arguments on Hawkings Here and the plaintiff’s visit to the Capitol on Hill Blotter .

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