People of Pride #21 & #22: Phyllis Lyon & Del MartinIn honor of the 3-year anniversa
People of Pride #21 & #22: Phyllis Lyon & Del MartinIn honor of the 3-year anniversary of marriage equality in the United States, I wanted to highlight a passionate lesbian couple who helped make marriage equality a tangible reality! Theirs was the first same-sex wedding to take place in San Francisco in 2004 when Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered city clerks to issue marriage certificates to everyone, but that marriage was voided by the California Supreme Court later that year. Never taking “no” for an answer, Lyon & Martin would become the first same-sex couple to marry in California after marriage equality was legalized there on June 16th, 2008. Read more about them here:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gay-marriage-is-legal-in-california/http://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/phyllis-lyon-del-martin/http://lyon-martin.org/about-us/the-lyon-martin-story/remembering-del-martin/ -- source link
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