A Louisville couple was in the U.S. Supreme Court chambers witnessing Friday's landmark decision that makes gay marriage the law of the land.
Gregory Bourke says he and his husband of 11 years felt a sense of great relief.
"I was in the courtroom with my husband and we were holding hands, Bourke told WKU Public Radio. "We just looked at each other and it was like a great weight came off our shoulders."
Bourke and Michael De Leon were legally married in Canada in 2004 and have two adopted children.
Under the Supreme Court ruling, the commonwealth must now allow gay unions and recognize those marriages performed out of state.
The Family Foundation of Kentucky, which vigorously opposed same-sex marriage said the justices are a "court gone rogue."
Senior Policy Analyst Martin Cothran said the people of Kentucky have been betrayed by the decision because the people of the state voted overwhelmingly in 2004 to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
