Remember the really old lesbian couple that got married recently? One of them died.... (more)

Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who recently wed her partner, Phyllis Lyon in one of the first same-sex marriages in San Francisco, died today at the age of 87 on August 27, 2008. Her wedding took place on June 16, 2008 when she and her partner of 55 years were married at San Francisco City Hall by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Martin and Lyon co-founded Daughters of Bilitis, a ground breaking lesbian rights organization in 1955. It was the first social and political organization for lesbians in the United States. They were the first lesbian couple to join NOW - the National Organization for Women.