Edie Windsor

Bring this to synagogue on Yom Kippur

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 28, 2017
These Jews died during the past year. Each one wrote a Book of Life for the ages.

Lonely widower takes lead in landmark gay marriage case

By Richard Wolf — April 13, 2015
CINCINNATI — "It isn't about the money," Obergefell said. "John's final record as an Ohioan -- as an American -- deserves to be accurate. And our marriage -- our legal marriage -- deserves respect."

Gay marriage supporters plan to flood Supreme Court with a friendly push

By Richard Wolf — February 10, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The first name on the brief will be that of Edie Windsor, who led the 2013 lawsuit that gutted a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Edie Windsor, heroine of gay marriage movement, revels in a whirlwind year

By Richard Wolf — December 30, 2014
(RNS) The 85-year-old widow keeps up a hectic pace of public appearances and takes pride in the progress seen by the LGBT community both in court cases and public opinion polls.

For same-sex marriage pioneer Edie Windsor, a very busy year

By Richard Wolf — June 26, 2014
(RNS) Apart from propelling the judicial winning streak, the landmark case has extended Edie Windsor's 15 minutes of fame to a year and counting.

Gay marriage a long time coming for widow Edie Windsor

By Richard Wolf — December 12, 2012

(RNS) At age 83, former computer programmer Edie Windsor has become a rock star in the gay rights community. But her lawsuit to legalize gay marriage is mostly about her long love affair with Thea Spyer and lessons from her fourth-grade civics class. By Richard Wolf / USA Today.

Both sides brace for Supreme Court battle on gay marriage

By Richard Wolf — December 10, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court's long-awaited decisions to hear challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage move the issue to the top of the national agenda following a year in which advocates scored major legal and political victories. By Richard Wolf / USA Today.

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