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Nearly 300 employers urge Supreme Court to strike down DOMA

Nearly 300 businesses and city governments filed a brief with the Supreme Court today calling for the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids federal recognition of same-sex marriage, be struck...

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NYC Pride Taps Earl Fowlkes

Hear the name Edith Windsor this week and it's hard to think about anything but Windsor v. United States getting its day in the Supreme Court Wednesday, March 27, as Windsor challenges the Defense of...

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Supreme Court justices question constitutionality of DOMA

Is DOMA dead? That was the question many were asking after the Supreme Court concluded two hours of oral arguments Wednesday in the case challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. The...

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From the Supreme Court Forward

When Edith Windsor exited the Supreme Court after nearly two hours of arguments March 27 on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, a roar erupted among the hundreds of...

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Edith Windsor, Cher Top off New York Pride

Every year New York Pride is a highlight of annual pride season, toasting LGBT rights and equality in the birthplace of the movement. But this year, after yesterday’s landmark Supreme Court decisions,...

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The Hope for the Pope

So here we are, nearing the end of 2013 under the annual bombardment of year-in-reviews and ''Person of the Year'' covers. While I enjoy reading (and writing) a good year in review, I don't much care...

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One Year Later

“It literally took me seconds to decide it was the perfect case,” Roberta Kaplan recounts of her first meeting with Edith Windsor. It was 2009, and a few months prior, Windsor’s partner of more than 40...

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Top marriage equality advocates team up for Supreme Court brief

Two titans of the marriage equality movement have teamed up to formally urge the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide The post Top marriage equality advocates team up for Supreme...

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AMPA to honor plaintiffs at center of marriage equality cases

The American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the chief organization advocating on behalf of LGBT servicemembers, veterans and their families, announced on Thursday that they will honor Supreme...

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Edie Windsor named grand marshal of 2017 Capital Pride Parade

Capital Pride honors woman whose lawsuit toppled the Defense of Marriage Act The post Edie Windsor named grand marshal of 2017 Capital Pride Parade appeared first on Metro Weekly.

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Capital Pride Parade names three additional grand marshals

On Tuesday, the Capital Pride Alliance named three LGBTQ activists grand marshals of the Capital Pride Parade, joining Grand Marshal Edie Windsor. Jim Obergefell, Mandy Carter, and Nicole...

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Living Icon: Edie Windsor on being an LGBTQ icon and SCOTUS’s future

Edie Windsor's Supreme Court case paved the way for nationwide marriage equality. Even at 87, the Pride Parade Grand Marshal is more than ready for a weekend of celebration and protest. The post Living...

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LGBTQ rights icon Edie Windsor passes away at age 88

LGBTQ rights icon's lawsuit against the federal government led to full recognition of same-sex couples' marriages The post LGBTQ rights icon Edie Windsor passes away at age 88 appeared first on Metro...

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Cathy Renna: Remembering Edie Windsor

Edie Windsor was a friend to many, and a hero to all The post Cathy Renna: Remembering Edie Windsor appeared first on Metro Weekly.

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Philadelphia unveils “Edie Windsor Way” sign to honor gay rights campaigner

Windsor's landmark 2013 Supreme Court case paved the way for marriage equality nationwide The post Philadelphia unveils “Edie Windsor Way” sign to honor gay rights campaigner appeared first on Metro...

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