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With a groundbreaking Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage expected in the coming weeks, the District’s 40^th annual rainbow studded Capital Pride Parade displayed a float with the gay couple tying the knot.

The parade is sponsored is by Marriott International and prepared for the couple George Carrancho and Sean Franklin, who met in Texas, where the same sex marriage is illegal, to marry each other on the top of the float. The couple is currently living in New York where gay marriage is legal, but they wanted to make a statement in Washington.

By evening, thousands of people in colorful attire celebrated in the Metro’s Red Line to Dupont Circle, where the massive and lively crowd rushed to exit the platforms.

The neighborhood was flooded with spectators as organizers estimated tens of thousands of people line the 11/2 mile route that crossed the city’s well known gay restaurants and clubs, cheering as bands marched and hip-hop beats pounded and motorcycles engines revived exhibiting pride flags. Many in the crowd swayed posters that read: “Born This Way” and “I love my kids, gay and straight.”

It was a very special day for the first time parade experience of Maria Ortiz. She came to her family earlier this year. As a Catholic, she said, she was afraid to get judged by her family and friends, and at a crucial point of her life she was suicidal. She came to show her support on gay rights and same sex marriage and to fell other support.

She said, “I have never been around so many people like me, I am already feeling the love.”

Same sex marriage is legal in 37 states in the U.S. and 60 percent of the Americans support the regulation.

The Supreme Court is taking into consideration whether the Constitution needs to involve other states where it is not legal to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples and if not whether they must acknowledge the marriages executed in states where same-sex marriage is legal. A confirmatory ruling could influence same-sex marriage legal throughout the country.

The president of the Capital Pride Alliance, Bernie Delia stated that many of the members expected a favorable outcome in the Supreme Court’s decision as new steps are taken within LGBT community every year.

Obama Health care law which is passed five years ago has put state officials in great difficulties.

Nearly 17 ObamaCare state insurance exchanges are suffering financial crises.

The marketplaces which are set by the states and District of Columbia are hit by high costs and tepid enrollment number.

In response to this, state officials are considering raising fees on insurers, sharing costs with nearby states, and are calling for more money to be infused into the system. Some officials are even mulling to hand over their exchanges to the federal Healtcare.gov, an exchange that has reported problems of its own.

The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to ObamaCare tax subsidies; if it is struck down then it could affect 8 million Americans.

The Supreme Court judges have to decide whether the law will make all 50 states residents eligible for federal tax subsidies or only for those who live in states that created their own health insurance marketplaces.

The judgment is very important because around 36 states have opted against their own exchange or marketplace and are relying on the US health and Human Service Departments HealthCare.gov.

If the judgment comes against the Obama administration, insurance subsidies for the people in those states would be in jeopardy.

Obama administration officials have said that they are not having any plan if the subsidies are struck down, while some of the republican lawmakers are crafting their own alternatives.

If the Judgment is along the lines of Obama administration then it may accelerate the transfer process to Helathcare.gov from states that have been struggling exchanges.

The sign-ups for the state marketplace rose only 12 percent in the recent enrollment period, compared to 60 percent for the federal exchange.

Most exchanges make their income from fees imposed on insurers, which are determined by the number of sign-ups. So large enrollment is critical if an exchange is going to be financially viable.

Caroline F. Pearson, a senior vice president at Avalere Health said, “They are literally looking at huge gaps, and they are not sure how they are going to get through the year.”

Gay pride march is celebrated with the groundbreaking crowd record

ObamaCare state insurance exchanges are facing financial crises

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