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New York State Honors Edie Windsor With Annual Holiday

The legacy of this iconic activist deserves to live on.

It's official: the birthday of one of the most important trailblazers for LGBTQ activism will be recognized as an annual holiday.

Yesterday (June 20), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a proclamation recognizing June 20 as Edie Windsor Day, in honor of her birthday. Windsor, who passed away in 2017, was an activist and icon who fought for marriage equality. She was the lead plantiff for the Supreme Court Case United States v. Windsor, which struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and laid the foundation for the 2015 case, Obergefell v. Hodges, which led to marriage equality passing in all 50 states.

Edie Windsor participates in The March at the New York City Pride 2017 on June 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

"Edie was an iconic New Yorker who shaped history and taught us that love always wins," Governor Cuomo said. "Proclaiming her birthday as Edie Windsor Day is a fitting way to salute a true New York hero whose strength, perseverance, and conviction in the face of adversity continues to inspire all of us."

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