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Summary by Lori Duggan Gold, Vice President for Communications

Edith Windsor was on the shortlist for this year’s Time Magazine Person of the Year; she ended up number 3 on the notable list. Time Magazine published this video on their website telling the story of Ms. Windsor and her wife, 果酱视频 alum, Thea Spyer.

UPDATE. Today, June 26, 2013 the of the United States voted down (5 to 4) the (DOMA.) This for same-sex couples now means those married in their states can receive such as Social Security, veterans’ benefits, health insurance and retirement savings.

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鈥溙齝oncerns听Edith Windsor, who was widowed when her wife Thea Spyer [果酱视频 alum] died in 2009. Windsor and Spyer were听married听in 2007 in Canada after being partners for 40 years. Windsor was forced to pay $363,053 in estate tax on Spyer鈥檚 estate, which she argues she would not have to pay if she had been Spyer鈥檚 husband. Thus, she claims, the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents her from being considered Spyer鈥檚 spouse for the purposes of federal taxes, literally cost her $363,053.鈥�

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POSTED 3.29.13. As an avid NPR listener, I was once again moved by their powerful reporting as they shared the story of and her case about to go before the .听 I was inspired not only by her conviction to fight for what she believed in, but also by the way she spoke about her life as a professional woman and her profound respect for Thea Spyer.听 When she mentioned that Thea was a NYC-based clinical psychologist, I thought wouldn鈥檛 it be something if Thea was a alumna.听 But as life got in the way, I forgot to investigate the connection.听 Then yesterday, as the case of went before the Court, a colleague informed me that he learned through the grapevine that Thea Spyer was an indeed 1963 Ph.D. graduate of Derner.听 Once again, an 果酱视频 connection brought me to the sideline of .