“There is no such thing as same-sex marriage. There is marriage in this country.”
EDIE WINDSOR (1929-2017)
An American LGBTQ+ rights activist, Edie Windsor was best known for her part in overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which banned same-sex marriage. Windsor was married in Canada due to marriage laws in the United States. When her wife passed away in 2009, she sued the federal government for over $360,000 in estate taxes when it was blocked by DOMA in 2010, creating one of the biggest landmark marriage-equality Supreme Court cases. When the Supreme Court ruled in her favor, the verdict overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. Windsor’s case was the first time same-sex marriage was recognized in the United States. < read more >
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