Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin To Become First Gay Couple Married
More than 55 years after they fell in love, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin plan to become one of the first same-sex couples to legally exchange marriage vows in California.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will officiate the private ceremony in his City Hall office tomorrow before 50 invited guests.
He picked 87-year-old Martin 84-year-old Lyon for the front of the line in recognition of their long relationship and their status as gay rights pioneers.
The couple co-founded a San Francisco social club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis — the nation’s first lesbian advocacy organization.
Martin and Lyon were also the first couple wed in February 2004 when Newsom decided to challenge California’s marriage laws by issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
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