Edith Windsor : I never thought I would be an 83-year-old `` out '' lesbian suing the government . She and Thea Spyer married in Canada , but DOMA means U.S. does n't recognize it . In 2007 , we learned from Thea 's doctors that she had only one year to live . Windsor : DOMA is painful and wrong and Thea would want me to stand up for our marriage . Title: Why do we have a " right of free speech "?
Edith Windsor : I never thought I would be an 83-year-old `` out '' lesbian suing the government . She and Thea Spyer married in Canada , but DOMA means U.S. does n't recognize it . Windsor : DOMA is painful and wrong and Thea would want me to stand up for our marriage . Title: Why do we have a " right of free speech "?