Henrietta Hudson V-Day Bash Benefits SAGE

Minnie Rivera, Edie Windsor, and Lisa Cannistraci at Henrietta Hudson on Valentine's Day. | DONNA ACETO

PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO | Minnie Rivera and Lisa Cannistraci opened up their Henrietta Hudson bar in the West Village to a Valentine’s Day Benefit for SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders. Edie Windsor, the winning plaintiff in the 2013 Defense of Marriage Act case, was on hand as was her fellow marriage equality activist Cathy Marino-Thomas and Marino-Thomas' wife Sheila.

Sheila and Cathy Marino-Thomas share an intimate V-Day moment. | DONNA ACETO

The Valentine's Day crowd at Henrietta Hudson. | DONNA ACETO

An exuberant dance couple. | DONNA ACETO