After 55 years lesbian pioneers Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin marry in San Francisco

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, founders of the first national lesbian organization the Daughters of Bilitis, were the first couple married in San Francisco City Hall after the state's Supreme Court decision granted lesbian and gay couples the constitutional right to marry.

"It would not be happening were it not for Del and Phyllis,"  said Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. "They and a small cadre of others sacrificed everything to build a foundation that got us to this historic place where we are today."

Read the full story at the San Francisco Chronicle.