Del Martin, Lesbian Rights Pioneer Dead 1924-2008 (Photos)

Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87Del Martin (right) and Phyllis Lyon embrace after their 2004 wedding at City Hall.

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.

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