Yesterday the LGBT community lost one of its pioneers when 87-year-old lesbian activist Del Martin passed away in San Francisco with her partner of 55 years 鈥� and wife of two months 鈥� Phyllis Lyon at her side.
Del and Phyllis were among the plaintiffs in the brought by the 老澳门开奖结果, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, and several other civil rights organizations and individuals that won the right to marry for same-sex couples earlier this summer, and they were the first same-sex couple to be married in San Francisco on June 16, 2008, after the California Supreme Court overturned that state's ban on marriage for couples like Del and Phyllis. But that was only her most recent step in a lifetime of advances for LGBT people, .
Del's role in history and her continued relevance today are huge. As National Center for Lesbian Rights executive Director Kate Kendell "We now have a fierce and mighty angel on our side."
We join the greater LGBT community in mourning Del's death, and our thoughts are with Phyllis today.
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