Phyllis Lyon was a lesbian feminist and gay rights activist. She was a co-founder of The Daughters of Bilitis, an American lesbian organization. She and her wife Del Martin were the first same sex couple to be married in San Francisco in 2004, but the marriage was nullified. In 2008 they were the first same-sex couple to be married in San Francisco after same-sex marriage was legalized in California.
| Names | Phyllis Lyon (Main) BE [n74.154] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Phyllis Lyon on LGLC
Phyllis Lyon on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1924/11/10 |
| Birth Place | Tulsa |
| Identities |
Lesbian
BG [n74.154] Straight BG [Tina Gianoulis, “Lyon, Phyllis, (b. 1924) and Del Martin (1921-2008),” GLBTQ Archive, 2004, http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/lyon_p_S.pdf] AmericanBG [“Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon | Profile,” LGBT Religious Archives Network, n.d., https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/del-martin-phyllis-lyon] |
| Occupations |
Academic
ISBN:9780810872264 WriterISBN:9780810872264 Journalist“Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon,” LGBT History Month, n.d., https://lgbthistorymonth.com/del-martin-phyllis-lyon?tab=biography |
| Associated People |
Del Martin
Del Martin
Del Martin
Del Martin
Del Martin
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| Associated Organizations |
https://lglc.ca/organization/[NOWNYC]/ (Member)
1970 ISBN:9780810872264 Organization: Council on Religion and the Homosexual (Board Member)“Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon | Profile,” LGBT Religious Archives Network, n.d., https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/del-martin-phyllis-lyon Organization: Council on Religion and the Homosexual (Founder)1964 “Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon,” LGBT History Month, n.d., https://lgbthistorymonth.com/del-martin-phyllis-lyon?tab=biography Organization: Daughters of Bilitis (Founder)1955 - 1974/09 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.154 ISBN:0805738630 Organization: National Sex and Drug Forum (Founder)1968 “Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon | Profile,” LGBT Religious Archives Network, n.d., https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/del-martin-phyllis-lyon Organization: Institute for Advanced Study of […] (Founder)“Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon | Profile,” LGBT Religious Archives Network, n.d., https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/del-martin-phyllis-lyon |
| Associated Periodicals |
The Ladder (Editor)
ISBN:0805738630 The Ladder (Editor)BE [ISBN:0805738630] |