Ruth Bader Ginsburg said same-sex marriages under DOMA were like “skim milk.” (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) WASHINGTON — As the nation mourns the passing of former U.S.
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, attorneys who argued major LGBTQ cases before the U.S. Supreme Court remember her for interceding on behalf equality under the law for LGBTQ people.
From making a classic quip that same-sex marriages under the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act were “skim milk” marriages to aiding lawyers under fire from conservative jurists, lawyers in these cases say she made her presence known in efforts to advance LGBTQ rights.