On this day
12
September

Nan Goldin, Edith Windsor

Born: Nan Goldin (1953)
Died: Edith Windsor (2017)

Born on this day

12SepBorn 195373rd birthday

Nan Goldin

Her photographs of friends, lovers and drag queens became a diary of queer life – and her protests brought down the Sackler name in museums.

Died on this day

12SepDied 20179th anniversary of death

Edith Windsor

A federal tax bill after her wife’s death led to a Supreme Court victory that changed the treatment of same-sex marriages.