Roberta Kaplan Tonight at Town Hall

Gay or lesbian or bisexual? Legally married to a same-sex partner? You have Roberta Kaplan to thank for that.
Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer were legally married in Canada in 2007—they had gotten engaged in 1967—and while their marriage was legal in Canada, and while the state of New York recognized their marriage as valid, the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" prevented the federal government from recognizing the women as a married couple. Consequently Windsor was required to pay hun