WATCH: The Woman Who Killed DOMA
Edie Windsor learned she had beaten the federal Defense of Marriage Act while sitting in the New York City apartment of Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who argued her case before the Supreme Court, according to the New Yorker.
At a New York press conference just after the decision in Windsor v. U.S. was announced in her favor, Windsor, 83, told members of the press that her initial reaction was to shed tears of joy.
"If I had to survive Thea, what a glorious way to do it," said Windsor, evoking the memory of her late wife of 44 years, Thea Spyer. "And she would be so pleased."
After more than four decades together, Spyer lost her long battle with multiple sclerosis in 2009, naming Windsor her beneficiary, and leaving Windsor the home they owned together, as well as an apartment Spyer owned. As a result, after Spyer's death, Windsor was ordered to pay the government more than $360,000 in estate taxes — money she would not have owed if she had been married to a man, or if the federal government recognized her marriage to Spyer.
Video at link. http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/06/26/watch-woman-who-killed-doma
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Wow.
A great statement by Ms. Windsor.
Thanks for the post, William769. Congratulations.
