She hopes , through her struggle , to help make it Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer met in New York and were together more than 40 years . They could n't legally marry in the U.S. , but they did tie the knot in 2007 in Toronto . Hide Caption 2 of 33 Photos:Same-sex marriage in the U.S. A court rules their union was valid ; the Supreme Court will take up the case next year .
Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer met in New York and were together more than 40 years . They could n't legally marry in the U.S. , but they did tie the knot in 2007 in Toronto . Hide Caption 2 of 33 Photos:Same-sex marriage in the U.S. A court rules their union was valid ; the Supreme Court will take up the case next year .