Geek Girl seeks rights from the Brethren

"The relationship that may usher in a new era for gay rights began in a typical way one evening in Greenwich Village. The year was 1963, the restaurant Portofino—a fashionable Friday-night spot for women, and about the only place a white-collar lesbian could be out and at ease. Edith Schlain Windsor (GSAS ’57)—Monroe-esque, cherubic cheeked, and her hair in a perfect flip—was an NYU-trained mathematician and fast-rising IBM programmer, just back from a fellowship at Harvard University. She was tired of being single and past ready to jettison the “therapy” meant to make her straight. ..."

More by Jill Hamburg Coplan here from the NYU alumni mag.  More info than the recent coverage of her seeking to come in early at the SCt in this lawsuit. 

A bit of not-uncommon history: "Thea was more experienced, having been expelled from Sarah Lawrence College for kissing an older woman." ...and, ah, those mafia-owned bars.  The fifties were so cool like in Grease, weren't they?