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Del Martin, lesbian activist who became symbol in gay marriage movement,
dies at 87
by AP News
Aug 27, 2008 - Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who
married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex
couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87.
Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian
Rights, said Martin died at a San Francisco hospital Wednesday
morning, two weeks after a broken arm exacerbated her existing
health problems.
Her wife, Phyllis Lyon, was by her side, Kendell said.
Along with six other women, they founded a San Francisco social
club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis. Under their Phyllis & Del Martin
leadership, the group evolved into the nation's first lesbian advocacy organization.
The couple were married at San Francisco City Hall on June 16. Mayor Gavin Newsom, who officiated the
wedding, singled them out to be the first gay couple to legally exchange vows in the city, in recognition of their
activism.
The two were among the two dozen couples who served as plaintiffs in the lawsuits that led the state
Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage in May.
The Daughters of Bilitis was named after book of lesbian erotic poetry first published in Paris in 1894.
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Del Martin, lesbian activist who became symbol in gay marriage movement,
dies at 87
by AP News
Aug 27, 2008 - Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who
married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex
couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87.
Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian
Rights, said Martin died at a San Francisco hospital Wednesday
morning, two weeks after a broken arm exacerbated her existing
health problems.
Her wife, Phyllis Lyon, was by her side, Kendell said.
Along with six other women, they founded a San Francisco social
club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis. Under their Phyllis & Del Martin
leadership, the group evolved into the nation's first lesbian advocacy organization.
The couple were married at San Francisco City Hall on June 16. Mayor Gavin Newsom, who officiated the
wedding, singled them out to be the first gay couple to legally exchange vows in the city, in recognition of their
activism.
The two were among the two dozen couples who served as plaintiffs in the lawsuits that led the state
Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage in May.
The Daughters of Bilitis was named after book of lesbian erotic poetry first published in Paris in 1894.
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