Comments on: Gay Rights Pioneer Del Martin Dies

By: Rest in peace, Del Martin* at Lesbian Dad

Rest in peace, Del Martin* at Lesbian Dad — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:54:43 +0000

[...] a statement, for which I am grateful. Pam also notes that Jim Burroway, of Box Turtle Bulletin, reposted a 1956 essay of Martin’s, which explains the founding of the first lesbian civil rights organization, Daughters of Bilitis. [...]

By: cowboy

cowboy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:56:18 +0000

[Removed hat] I echo what K said.

By: Del Martin dies at 87 | After the Closet

Del Martin dies at 87 | After the Closet — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:17:16 +0000

[...] For more information on Del Martin’s life and her passing, please follow the link to the Box Turtle Bulletin’s wonderful article on Del’s life and passing. See also the Los Angeles [...]

By: Gay Marriage Activist Dead At 87 |

Gay Marriage Activist Dead At 87 | — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:05:43 +0000

[...] honor of Martin’s life of civil rights activism, here’s an excerpt from a 1956 essay she wrote in The Ladder, a lesbian magazine Martin and Lyon edited. …The lesbian is a very [...]

By: MR Bill

MR Bill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:10:14 +0000

She was a mother to us all.
Thank you for this.

By: Jason D

Jason D — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:59:27 +0000

how sad. But how HAPPY that she got to live long enough to marry her wife!!Thanks Del and Phyllis, for all you’ve done. We won’t forget.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:47:16 +0000

The Edge has a nice profile of Del.

By: RIP Del Martin « break the terror

RIP Del Martin « break the terror — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:34:07 +0000

[...] via Box Turtle, which also has more about Del & Phyllis’s [...]

By: K

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:14:13 +0000

We all should honor her memory. We all owe so much to Del and Phyllis and other brave pioneers. We are but dwarfs standing on the shoulders of their courage and accomplishments.