Del Martin

These days Del Martin is known as half of the first lesbian couple married in San Francisco in 2004 and in 2008. But Del was a lesbian activist long before her marriage to her partner of 50 years, Phyllis Lyon. In 1955, with Phyllis and several other women, Del Martin formed Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first national organization for lesbians in the United States. She remained an activist through out her 87 years of life.

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