Edie Windsor, 84, is honored by Supreme's DOMA decision in her name.

[pnwmom]

Way to go, Edie! Enjoy your $363,000! (Estate tax refund)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/joyous-plaintiff-cried-gay-marriage-ruling-19496325#.UctWtzn3CYM

Edith Windsor cried with joy Wednesday when she learned that the Supreme Court used her lawsuit to strike down a federal provision that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman, and the spunky former IBM executive who recently turned 84 was all smiles two hours later when she faced a packed news conference.

"Wow. I'm honored. I'm humbled. I'm overjoyed to be here today," said Windsor, a Manhattan resident who goes by Edie, her words sometimes barely audible above the loud snaps of cameras.

The court issued a decision Wednesday striking down the provision, which denied federal benefits to married gay couples. The ruling, seen as a historic victory for gay rights, came in the justices' review of the Windsor's case. She sued to challenge a $363,000 federal estate tax bill after her partner of 44 years died in 2009.

Windsor said she hoped that the decision would bring about "the beginning of the end of stigma, of lying about who we are."

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[theHandpuppet]

1. So happy for Edie

44 years together and on top of dealing with the death of her wife, she got penalized to the tune of $363,000. Just an example of the very real and devastating effects of bigotry.

Congrats, Edie, for fighting the good fight -- and winning!

[Cha]

2. This is just Brilliant! Edie has fought long and hard for

this Victory!

Windsor explained the genesis of the lawsuit she brought in federal court in Manhattan four years ago, saying she was "overwhelmed with the sense of injustice and unfairness" she felt when she learned that the death of her spouse, Thea Clara Spyer, meant she owed the estate taxes because she was not married to a man. She and Spyer had been married barely two years earlier in Canada, though she first met Spyer in 1963 and had lived with her for 40 years before they were married.

thanks pnwmom

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R