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Home of first lesbian couple to legally marry in San Francisco will become a landmark

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin bought the cottage in 1955 It soon became a meeting place and refuge for local lesbians The couple founded the Daughters of Bilitis, a political and social organization for lesbians, and wrote books and magazines about lesbian rights They became the first to get married in 2004, when then-mayor Gavin Newsom wanted to challenge the state s ban on same-sex marriages They were married again four years later, when the Supreme Court struck down the state s ban Lyon died in April 2020, and the house was left to Martin s daughter She sold it for $2.25 million, but local activists wanted to save it 

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