Phyllis Lyon, famed LGBTQ activist, dies

Activist Phyllis Lyon, who spent more than 50 years fighting for LGBTQ rights, died of natural causes. She was 95.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared the news of Lyon's death in a post on Twitter on Thursday, calling her a"dear friend."When Newsom served as mayor of San Francisco, he officiated the wedding between Lyon and her late partner Del Martin in 2008. In 2004, San Francisco officials allowed gay couples in the city to wed, prompting a flood of applicants to the City Hall clerk's office. The officials chose Lyon, then 80, and Martin, then 83, to take the first vows.

Phyllis—it was the honor of a lifetime to marry you & Del. Your courage changed the course of history.— Gavin Newsom April 9, 2020 Lyon and Martin, who passed away in 2008, first met back in 1950. Together, they were pioneers in fighting for same-sex marriage in California.The couple founded the Daughters of Bilitis -- the first lesbian rights organization in the US -- in 1955.Both are considered champions of the LGBTQ rights movement.Lyon died of natural causes, California State Sen.

Such a heartwarming story

Downstairs

RiP!

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Well another liberal democrat heading to hell!!

So what does that mean?

RIP

One less Homo

yessss

Rest in peace🙏

Trumps fault

Thank you for putting 'natural causes' because every death in the media seems to be linked to Coronavirus when it's not.

Goodness me! How come this death was not tabulated as a COVID19 death? You must be crest fallen that this one missed the list. May her soul rest in peace!

Lemme guess...coronavirus?

We stand on the shoulders of giants like Phyllis. Thank you for your life's work.

😢🙏🏻

Can you use a special hashtag so that we could filter out obituaries? They are depressing and annoying in these hard times.

She was a trooper of her time will never forget her. RIP Phyllis

Rest in power

RIP

This might be one of the reasons why even nature is against the world. How can a brainy person seem to spearhead uncouth behavior, this is moral decadency of the highest grado.

Rip

Sorry to hear this.. My dad died of multiple cancers last week I've spent all week ringing the relevant places I actually ended up saying it was ONLY CANCER. 😞😭😭😞😢 Not corona as that's all they were interested in only cancer. RIP 🌹Phyllis🌹

RIP Warrior👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Is this real news? Who cares about this person that nobody knows about, dying of natural causes. Is it news b/c they are LBTQ?

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Coronavirus is homophobic

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