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Edie Windsor

4/13/2013

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Edie and Thea in the 1960s
A few of you have asked what I was going to write about Edie Windsor, so I thought I'd go ahead and post what I wrote, even though it's kind of incomplete.

The day before the Supreme Court arguments, I dreamed about them.  For some reason, they were taking place in a high school gymnasium.  And one of my biggest heroes (who was involved in the case, but didn't actually argue it) was arguing on behalf of Windsor.  My parents were in the audience for some reason, and so was I, but I didn't seem to have a seat, and kept darting about the folding chairs to get a better view.

If you follow the case at all, you probably know some of the details: Edith Windsor's 40-year relationship with Thea Spyer, her longtime care of Thea after Thea was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and the financial blow dealt to her after Thea died (because their marriage--in NY and Canada--was not recognized by the federal government). 

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Edie and Thea in the 2000s
When I think about how hard it was for me to come out in the 2000s, and how much anti-gay rhetoric I heard as a kid, I'm especially amazed by women like Edie and Thea, who were out and proud when it was much harder to be. 

Regardless of how the case comes down, I'm overwhelmed by my gratitude to Edie Windsor and the many others, young and old, who have been fighting this battle for a long, long time. 


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Jan C. link
4/14/2013 12:32:09 am

Wow. I saw the documentary of their relationship, but somehow missed the piece that Edie was disregarded by the courts after Thea's death. Hard to stomach. Surely our highest court will see the injustice, and Scalia, himself, might see the humanity behind such a story and stop reducing us to social experiments.

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Jan C. link
4/14/2013 12:41:15 am

And now I really feel foolish, as I just looked up the case and realized it is the very basis of current argument. Yet another reason it's time for me to get another job and start paying CLOSER ATTENTION!!! Unreal.

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