In 1989, a man named Miguel Braschi argued that he and his deceased partner, Leslie Blanchard, shared a familial relationship. Therefore, due to a New York Law on Rent and Eviction Regulations, his eviction should be prohibited. After multiple trials and re-appeals, the state court decided that Braschi and Blanchard were family, allowing Braschi to stay in his home. This lawsuit, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Braschi v. Stahl, proved that same-sex couples deserved the right to be accepted as a family since they’ve already fulfilled responsibilities similar to those of a married pair. It was the first time an openly gay relationship was legally recognized in the USA, standing as an essential event in the history of LGBTQ+ rights.