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LGBTQ โ€œNo matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the worldโ€ Robin Williams
Jun 20, 2018 โ€ข 20 tweets โ€ข 6 min read
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Lynn Ann Conway
Born January 2, 1938

Lynn is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, and transgender activist
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#LGBTVoice Lynn grew up in White Plains, New York. Conway was shy and experienced gender dysphoria as a child. She became fascinated and engaged by astronomy and did well in math and science in high school.
Jun 8, 2018 โ€ข 16 tweets โ€ข 7 min read
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Edith "Edie" Windsor (June 20, 1929 โ€“ September 12, 2017)

Was an LGBT activist from the early 1970s until her death,
and is most notably known for being the lead plaintiff in the case of
US v. Windsor which overturned Sec. 3 of DOMA
#LGBTVoices Edie was an American LGBT rights activist, and was the lead plaintiff in the SCOTUS case, United States v. Windsor, which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a landmark legal victory for the same-sex marriage movement in the United States