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| Edith Windsor cheers as she arrives for a news conference following the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling striking down as unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act, in New York June 26, 2013. (Photo:Reuters) |
New York, USA: If Thea Spyer, whose death in 2009 set the stage for Wednesday's landmark Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, were still alive, she might tell her partner, Edith Windsor, "You did it, honey!"
Windsor, who turned 84 just a few days ago, spoke those words at a triumphant news conference at a gay and lesbian center in Manhattan, hours after the Supreme Court threw out a central part of the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA.
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