#edith windsor

[eatmythoughts]

Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer (1969)

[roboticchibitan]

I picked the name Edith for my serger at random but then I got to thinking about Edith "Edie" Windsor, a lesbian civil rights activist who sued the United States government in 2013 in order to strike down a law called the Defense of Marriage Act (we referred to it as DOMA at the time) that prohibited federal recognition if same sex marriages. And she won!

This made it so that same sex marriages in states that had legalized same sex marriage already (at the time a handful, Washington and Colorado having done so the year before) were recognized federally. And it paved the way for the Obergefell v Hodges ruling that legalized same sex marriage nationwide.

We would not have same sex marriage without her. I cried when she died. So now my serger is named after her.

[yourdailyqueer]

Edith Windsor (deceased)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

DOB: 20 June 1929

DOD: 12 September 2017

Ethnicity: Russian Jewish

Occupation: Entrepreneur, activist

Note: Lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court of the United States case United States v. Windsor, which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a landmark legal victory for the same-sex marriage movement in the United States.

[wlwvintage]

Meet Edith Windsor (left), the woman who fought for same sex marriage in the US and to be with her own partner, Thea Spyer, who were together and in love for 44 years. Their story proves what real love can be and how to make it last which demonstrates in the 2009 documentary ‘Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement’.

Love is blind, it has nothing to do with our gender but everything to do with our hearts.

[lesblob]

This pride, let’s remember all the lesbians who have been monumental in establishing rights for the LGBT community.

Let’s remember Stormé DeLarverie, the black butch lesbian drag king who threw the first punch that started the Stonewall Riots of 1969, possibly the most famous event in LGBT history.

Let’s remember Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, the lesbian couple who founded the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), which was the first lesbian organization in the United States.

Let’s remember Barbara Gittings, the lesbian activist who founded the New York chapter of the DOB, was a prominent figure in the movement to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and is now widely regarded as the mother of the LGBT rights movement.

Let’s remember Ruth Simpson, a former president of the New York chapter of the DOB, who also created the first lesbian community centre in the United States.

Let’s remember Gladys Bentley, a black crossdressing lesbian blues singer who is said to have publicly married another woman in a civil ceremony in 1931, albeit not recognized by the state.

Let’s remember Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey, the first gay couple to be legally married in the United States, after Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage in 2004.

Let’s remember Edith Windsor, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case United States v. Windsor, which overturned the Defence of Marriage Act in the United States in 2015, and legalized gay marriage all across the USA.

Let’s remember all the other lesbians who have fought for gay rights, those outside of the United States and those who didn’t quite make it into the history books. Let’s show our love for all the lesbians who have once lived on this earth, and all the lesbians who are still alive right now. In this heteronormative and patriarchal world, our existence is in itself revolutionary, and each and every lesbian is helping pave the way for our liberation.

[glblctzn]

Edith Windsor played a major part in legalizing same-sex marriage in the US back in 2015. With her 40-year engagement to her partner, Thea Spyer, Windsor sought to change laws that limited the LGBTQ community. Even after landmark decision was made, Windsor continued to ensure that the law recognizes and protects LGBTQ rights. This Pride Month, we are highlighting fierce advocates like Windsor who fought for a more inclusive world. Read about more LGBTQ activists of the past and present you should know at this link. (📷: Jose Luis Magana/AP) 

[the-world-needs-us]

Day 22, Pride 2019 — Edith Windsor was an advocate for marriage equality in the United States, challenging the Defense of Marriage Act by bringing her case the Supreme Court in 2013. She was not recognized as a legal spouse of her wife, so after she died Edith was required by the state to pay an incredible amount of taxes on her inheritance. The court decided in her favor 5-4 and continued as an activist for nationwide marriage equality until her death.

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To celebrate and remember the 50 years that have passed since the Stonewall Riots of 1969, I will be posting a rainbow photo and a description of a moment in queer history for every day of June, which is pride month.

[celebratingamazingwomen]

Edith Windsor (1929-2017) was an LGBT rights activist in the United States. The 2013 civil rights case United States v. Windsor, in which she was lead plaintiff, is considered a landmark victory for the rights of same-sex couples.

She was a technology manager for IBM, and helped many LGBT groups become ‘tech literate’. She continued her activism throughout her life, even after winning the case that ruled that the definition of marriage only as between one man and one woman is unconstitutional.