A Wild And Precious Life: A Memoir
by Edie Windsor and Joshua Lyon
Buy on AmazonA lively, intimate memoir from an icon of the gay rights movement, describing gay life in 1950s and 60s New York City and her longtime activism which opened the door for marriage equality. Edie Windsor became internationally famous when the Supreme Court ruled in her favor in her case seeking recognition from the US government for her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer. The ruling set the stage for marriage equality in the US and vaulted Edie into the spotlight. Edie embraced her role as a leader in the LGBT community; she had been living a groundbreaking life for decades.…
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"“An Incredibly Long and Amazingly Accomplished Life” would’ve been a more boring but equally apt title for this “memoir/biography hybrid.” Before Edie Windsor became the 83-year-old lead plaintiff in a 2013 case successfully challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, she was a Greenwich Village heartbreaker, pioneering software developer and partner to psychologist Thea Spyer for more than 40 years. Joshua Lyon started interviewing the activist and bon vivant only a year before her death in 2017, but he captures both an epoch in mid-20th century LGBT history and a singular voice: brash, funny and brave."
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