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Roberta Kaplan, legendary LGBTQ+ rights lawyer, leaves her firm amid misconduct allegations

Kaplan, who brought down DOMA, denies the accusations and says she's leaving to start a smaller, more nimble firm.

14 Supreme Court decisions that changed the landscape for LGBTQ+ rights

Several of them came on today's date, June 26.

Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer, Couple Who Took on DOMA, Honored With Street Sign

A court case involving the couple helped bring down the Defense of Marriage Act.

Meet Roberta Kaplan, the lesbian lawyer who won a verdict against Donald Trump

Kaplan is most famous as the lawyer who brought down the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Trump on Edie Windsor: Who?

It's ludicrous to even consider that Trump cares or knows about the mother of the marriage movement.

DOMA Plaintiff Edie Windsor Remarries

Windsor has married Judith Kasen, a longtime community activist.

Meet 44 of the New Edie Windsors

These are the couples who brought the cases that just won marriage in their home states.

Edie Windsor's Fight, in Her Own Words

In The People's Victory, marriage equality advocates share their battle stories. Read Edie Windsor's below.

New Edie Windsor Doc Coming to Theaters

To a More Perfect Union: United States v. Windsor will be in theaters June 7.

Prop. 8 Plaintiffs: Love Is Edie Windsor

Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo on the lessons that Edie taught them.

The World Mourns LGBT Icon Edie Windsor

Edith Windsor, whose fight for same-sex marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling, leaves behind a legacy of love.

Edie Windsor: Pope's Words Thrilled Me

When given the choice between having a drink with Pope Francis and Edward Snowden, Edie Windsor goes with the Pope.

Should Edie Windsor Be Time's Person of the Year?

The plaintiff whose case made it all the way to the Supreme Court and won is being honored by a mainstream publication.

Edie Windsor's Widow on the Imperiled State of Marriage Equality

Thanks to Trump, losing our hard-won rights is a clear and present danger. 

The First Time Edie Windsor Cruised at a Lesbian Bar

The civil rights icon who helped defeat the Defense of Marriage Act gifts us with her posthumous memoir, A Wild and Precious Life, out today. Read a thrilling excerpt below.

New York Gov. Proclaims Edie Windsor Day

The marriage equality pioneer is honored on what would have been her 89th birthday.

WATCH: Hillary Clinton Honor Edie Windsor's Life

"I know what Edie means to America," Clinton told the mourners.

Jim Obergefell: Edie Windsor Made the World Better

The plaintiff who helped bring marriage equality to the U.S. reflects on the woman who brought down DOMA.

Edie Windsor, Mother of Marriage Equality, Dead at 88

The lesbian pioneer was a plaintiff in a landmark case that paved the way for same-sex marriage in the United States.