Their first meeting, and interactions with Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the landmark 2013
civil rights case in which the Supreme Court held that
restricting U.S. federal interpretation of «
marriage» and «spouse» can apply only to opposite - sex unions was unconstitutional.
why
civil partnerships have to be
restricted to same - sex relationships akin to
marriage: some siblings may choose to live together in a chaste relationship, but they will not be permitted to enter into a
civil partnership or
marriage.