One of Spider's final hopes was that I would be able to access these benefits. The pathway is now finally open to everyone."Įly said, "I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest. I hope everyone who has been harmed by this problem, but never dared to apply for benefits, understands that this development is a game-changer. In the Lambda statement, Thorton said, "Marriage equality came too late for many of us, but it was not too late to fix this problem involving survivor's benefits. The other suit was filed on behalf of Michael Ely, who married his partner of 43 years, James "Spider" Taylor after Arizona's ban on same-sex marriage was overturned in 2014. Lambda filed suit on behalf of Helen Thornton, who the group says sought survivors benefits after her partner of 27 years, Marge Brown, died in 2006, before same-sex couples in the state of Washington were legally able to marry. Today, that differential and discriminatory treatment conclusively ends, and surviving same-sex partners and spouses can securely access the benefits that they are owed and that can be essential to their continued health and safety." The difference was, only one group always had the freedom to marry, leading to gross inequalities that continued to linger.
"For decades, same-sex couples paid into social security, just like different-sex couples. "The relief of today's action by the federal government is almost palpable," said Lambda Legal senior counsel Karen Loewy in a statement.
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