10 things you've got to see from social media today, May 9

Greatest hits from today's Storify stories.

  1. 1. A president's historic tweet. See more here.

  2. "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."—President Obama
  3. 2. A legendary hairdresser and stylemaker memorialized in a tweet by Miley Cyrus. See more here

  4. 3. A legendary children's author's touching tweet about Maurice Sendak. See more here

  5. Maurice Sendak has died. I cannot put into words what I am feeling, what he and his work meant to me.
  6. 4. A note to the president from a beloved entertainer who has been very open about being gay. See more here. 

  7. Thank you President @BarackObama for your beautiful and brave words. I'm overwhelmed.
  8. 5. Portrait of a married rock star who is becoming a woman. See more here. 

  9. Against Me! singer Tom Gabel, soon to be Laura Jane Grace, shot by Cass Bird. incredible. http://pic.twitter.com/c5HetgJJ
  10. 6. A queen in her crown, addressing Parliament. See more here. 

  11. 7. A brain tumor being removed during live-blogged brain surgery. See more here. 

  12. 8. Photos of Gulf Coast water spouts. See more here

  13. 9. Fox News' initial headline on President Obama's announcement. See more here. 

  14. Here, unsurprisingly, is the Fox News hed for Obama's big announcement: http://pic.twitter.com/bIicJqnw
  15. 10. Workmen on a giant Marilyn Monroe. See more here. 

  16. They are finally getting rid of that stupid horrendous looking Marilyn statue http://pic.twitter.com/WNbRmuvg
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Jeff Elder

Social media journalist. Social lead at SFGate, online arm of The San Francisco Chronicle. Former marketing director at Storify. Former syndicated newspaper columnist. Studied social media at Stanford. Led social for Fortune 50. Met Johnny Cash.

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