Sign Post Greenwich Village intersection renamed for Jewish LGBTQ activist Edie Windsor When the couple’s marriage wasn’t recognized by the federal government, Windsor’s 2013 lawsuit paved the way for a landmark legal victory for same-sex marriage.
More than 100 Jewish groups back the bill that would codify same-sex marriage protections into federal law Agudath Israel of America, a haredi Orthodox umbrella body, objected to the proposed law.
Edie Windsor, whose Supreme Court victory paved the way for LGBTQ marriage, dies at 88 Windsor's victory securing equal marriage rights had repercussions in the Jewish world.