Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer, Couple Who Took on DOMA, Honored With Street Sign
A court case involving the couple helped bring down the Defense of Marriage Act.
June 22, 2023
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32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month
We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.
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October 28, 2022
Marriage Equality, Edie Windsor Get the 'Drunk History' Treatment
LGBTQ icons Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer are immortalized in this exclusive clip from Comedy Central.
February 12, 2019
Watch 'Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement' for Free
The documentary tells the love story that paved the way for marriage equality.
September 12, 2017
Edie Windsor: 'I'm Absolutely Thrilled!'
The plaintiff in the landmark case that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act two years ago celebrated Friday at the Stonewall Inn.
June 29, 2015
WATCH: The Woman Who Killed DOMA
"We won everything that we asked for and hoped for," said Edie Windsor, whose case before the Supreme Court just struck down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
June 26, 2013
Supreme Court Asked to Hear DOMA Challenge in Windsor Case
The ACLU filed a petition Monday asking the Supreme Court to hear a challenge against the Defense of Marriage Act brought by an 83-year-old widow in New York.
July 16, 2012
Clinton Calls Windsor and Kaplan 'Two Amazing Women'
The former president praised the women for their work in defeating DOMA, which he signed into law.
June 25, 2014
New Edie Windsor Doc Coming to Theaters
To a More Perfect Union: United States v. Windsor will be in theaters June 7.
May 7, 2018
What It Means That the Supreme Court Is Taking Two Cases
The Supreme Court indicated it will hear a challenge to the California marriage ban and another against DOMA from the elderly lesbian widow Edith Windsor.
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December 7, 2012
Wave of Briefs Filed in Edie Windsor's DOMA Case
More than 15 parties, including members of Congress and three Northeastern states, filed friend-of-the-court briefs Friday in support of the lesbian widow challenging the Defense of Marriage Act.
September 10, 2012
Defense of Marriage Act Loses in Court Yet Again
Another Court Challenge, Another Loss for DOMA
June 6, 2012
Edie Windsor's Honey Badger Q&A;: Talks Gay Men, Hetero Bed Death
The LGBT rights icon sits down with The New York Times for a very revealing interview.
May 3, 2013
Edie Windsor's Fight, in Her Own Words
In The People's Victory, marriage equality advocates share their battle stories. Read Edie Windsor's below.
June 7, 2018
DOMA Plaintiff Edie Windsor Remarries
Windsor has married Judith Kasen, a longtime community activist.
October 1, 2016
New York Gov. Proclaims Edie Windsor Day
The marriage equality pioneer is honored on what would have been her 89th birthday.
June 20, 2018
Equality Day: Why Is June 26 Momentous for LGBTQ+ Rights
The day has traditionally been a good one for queer rights!
June 26, 2023
