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MARK SHERMAN, AP
October 7, 2014, 2:18 pm TWN

While the ruling stops short of resolving for now the question of same-sex marriage nationwide, it is a major victory for advocates of gay marriage. It continues a dramatic turnaround on the issue across the United States in recent years, with gay marriage generally winning approval in court cases, state legislatures and public opinion polls.

Almost immediately, exuberant couples began receiving marriage licenses previously denied to them. "This is the dream day," said Sharon Baldwin, a plaintiff in a challenge to Oklahoma's ban, as she and her partner got their license in the Tulsa County Clerk's Office.

Lindsey Oliver, 30, and Nicole Pries, 42, received the first same-sex marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk's office in Virginia.

Directly affected by Monday's orders were Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia. Officials in those states had appealed lower court rulings in an effort to preserve their bans. Couples in six other states - Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming - should be able to get married in short order since those states would be bound by the same appellate rulings that have been on hold.

Gay marriage has been a volatile social issue in America over the past decade, one that has veered from helping Republicans turn out their conservative base during George W. Bush's re-election campaign in 2004 to one that now vexes the party. Public support has swung rapidly in favor of same-sex marriage in recent years. That's a big shift since the Massachusetts Supreme Court declared the state's marriage ban unconstitutional in 2003, prompting states around the U.S. to pass marriage bans.

Lower courts have overturned one same-sex marriage ban after another following the Supreme Court's landmark decision in June 2013 that partially struck down a Clinton-era federal law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Gay marriage proponents have since enjoyed a stunning string of legal victories, winning more than 20 court decisions around the U.S. Cases were filed in the 31 states that prohibit same-sex marriage.

While county clerks in a number of states quickly began issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples, in some other states affected by the court's action officials did not sound ready to give up the fight. However, their legal options are limited.