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    Dorothy Louise Taliaferro "Del" Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008) and Phyllis Ann Lyon (November 10, 1924 – April 9, 2020) were an American lesbian...
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    Bamberger and Rosemary Sliepen, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Marcia Foster and her partner June, and Noni Frey and her partner Mary. Rose and Rosemary...
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  • feminist and gay rights activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, in which the authors discuss what it means to be a lesbian. The book was influential and is considered...
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    sexual and affectional orientation." Del Martin was the first open lesbian elected to NOW's board of directors, and Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were the...
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    pejorative. A joke which references U-Haul (a brand of self-move rental trucks and trailers) became well known in lesbian culture. Question: What does a lesbian...
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    by four lesbian couples (including Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon) and was the first national lesbian political and social organization in the United States...
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    awareness, educate members, and connect the pursuit of social justice with LGBTQ+ rights. In 1955, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon established the Daughters...
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  • same-sex couple to be issued a license were lesbian activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. After three days, city officials estimated that they had already...
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    imply assertiveness and toughness (for example: the Dykes on Bikes motorcycle club). The origin of the term dyke is obscure and many theories have been...
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  • by four lesbian couples (including Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon) and was the first national lesbian political and social organization in the United States...
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