References

Web Articles

• Bracy, E. (2015, July 2). Why we should be careful about the #LoveWins hashtag. ATTN. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://archive.attn.com/stories/2215/love-wins-marriage-equality-lgbt-next-steps

• Campbell, A., Planas, R., & D'Angelo, C. (2016, June 14). Thousands attend Orlando Vigil to prove that love wins. HuffPost. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/orlando-vigil-mass-shooting_n_575f2546e4b053d43305fffe

• Media, N. G. (2016, December 6). Breaking the internet: An analysis of #LoveWins. Ruggles Media. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://web.northeastern.edu/rugglesmedia/2016/10/09/breaking-the-internet-lovewins/#:~:text=According%20to%20USA%20Today%2C%20there,and%20%E2%80%9Cbroke%E2%80%9D%20the%20internet.

• The Shorty Awards. (2015). HRC's #LoveWins hashtag goes viral; celebrates Marriage Equality Victory. The Shorty Awards. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://shortyawards.com/8th/hrcs-lovewins-hashtag-goes-viral-celebrates-marriage-equality-victory

• Sprankles, J. (2020, August 22). On this historic day, celebrities celebrate marriage equality with stirring social media messages. SheKnows. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1087940/celebrity-marriage-equality-lovewins-tweets/

• USA Today. (2015, June 27). Same-sex marriage tweets takeover the internet. USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/27/same-sex-marriage-scotus-gay-marriage-twitter-love-wins-trending/29389167/

Images

• Reign, E. (2018, June 11). This pride flag redesign represents LGBTQ+ diversity - and it's going viral. them. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.them.us/story/pride-flag-redesign

• Twitter Data. (2016). #LoveWins. Ruggles Media. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://web.northeastern.edu/rugglesmedia/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/resize.png.

Social Media Posts

• Bell, K. [KristenBell]. (2015, June 20). FINALLY Congratulations to love everywhere!!! #LoveWins and so does COMMON SENSE. Support love- ALWAYS. :) #SCOTUS [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/KristenBell/status/614482639064449024?s=20&t=2M1_N5tCfdlHrqvGBwSXLQ
• Campaign, H. R. (2015, June 26). #LOVEWINS - Victory at the Supreme Court [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdwwnV40qeQ&feature=youtu.be
• Cheerios [cheerios]. (2015, June 26). And now, no one can tell you otherwise. #LoveWins [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/cheerios/status/614452250228994048?s=20&t=p4oDdE1Wz2Q6bMQtsCKtzA
• Human Rights Campaign [HRC]. (2018, June 26). #LoveWins: Three years ago today, the Obama administration lit up the White House in rainbow colors to celebrate marriage equality. [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/HRC/status/1011735851951362048?s=20&t=Vc7GRDorSss0wsWTbIJQwg
• Human Rights Campaign [humanrightscampaign]. (2015, June 26). Celebrating this historic day at the @whitehouse. #LoveWins #equalityforward #lgbt #marriageforall #MarriageEquality #equality #Scotus #supremecourtruling #whitehouse [Instagram Post]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/4adxP-rvKq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
• Hope, J. [Joy_Hope_Fully]. (2022, April 13). These kids y’all! I am so hopeful for the future. #ProtectTransKids #TransRightsAreHumanRights #lovewins @ErinInTheMorn [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/Joy_Hope_Fully/status/1514317642743652361?s=20&t=nO_iHABTkcoe_XZJcDlCWw
• kenz.sam. (2022, April 15). 🏳️‍🌈Pride month isn’t just a parade🏳️‍🌈 “Why do you need a whole month to celebrate being gay?” “We [Instagram Post]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYP8xjuzvp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
• Lady Gaga, [ladygaga]. (2015, June 26). #Lovewins over prejudice. [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/614497319589945344?s=20&t=f1ZP7NuljiMpukywCBn6fg
• Page, E. [TheElliotPage]. (2015, June 26). Wow. So moved to hear such amazing news. What a beautiful day. Grateful to those who have worked so tirelessly [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/TheElliotPage/status/614458066814304256?s=20&t=FQ3wHFcaa0KHM0YpY7iCxA
• Snickers [SNICKERS]. (2015, June 26). Stay who you are. #LoveWins [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/SNICKERS/status/614470122036666368?s=20&t=xWAfefQ6sEzwyWxcahBtdA
• The Weather Channel [weatherchannel]. (2015, June 26). Forecasting lots of #Love. #LoveWins Photo Credit: @seisenhauer via IG [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/614468779645534208?s=20&t=SvK2_m7X3fmJyPUJdLm2nA
• Wright, G. [garywright2]. (2022, April 18). “Without Clout” - We don’t have political power here, but we have the power to organize, the ability to educate, [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/garywright2/status/1516079226767790081?s=20&t=d0O3S9odtngQzHTQyLygvg