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Gay rights activist Edith Windsor dies at 88

By Melissa Quinn
Published September 12, 2017 8:34pm ET
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Gay rights activist Edith Windsor dies at 88
Windsor served as the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law prohibiting same-sex couples from being recognized as spouses by the federal government and denying same-sex couples federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

Edith Windsor, a gay rights activist whose case before the U.S Supreme Court paved the way for legalization of same-sex marriage, died Tuesday at 88.

Windsor’s wife, Judith Kasen-Windsor, confirmed her death, according to reports. The couple started dating in 2015 and married last year.

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