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In response to the antihomosexual culture of the 1950s, members of the Mattachine Society, the Daughters of Bilitis, and the Janus Society, the three major homophile organizations, adopted the “politics of respectability” of the civil rights movement.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The Daughters of Bilitis disbanded not long after Martin and Lyon's leadership ended.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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The Daughters of Bilitis disbanded not long after Martin and Lyon's leadership ended.
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In 1955, Martin and Lyon and six other lesbian women formed the Daughters of Bilitis, the first major lesbian organization in the United States.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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Martin took over editorship of the newsletter from 1960 to 1962, and was then replaced by other editors until the newsletter ended its connection with the Daughters of Bilitis in 1970.
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Martin took over editorship of the newsletter from 1960 to 1962, and was then replaced by other editors until the newsletter ended its connection with the Daughters of Bilitis in 1970.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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Within five years of its origin, the Daughters of Bilitis had chapters around the country, including Chicago, New York, New Orleans, San Diego, Los Angeles, Detroit, Denver, Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Within five years of its origin, the Daughters of Bilitis had chapters around the country, including Chicago, New York, New Orleans, San Diego, Los Angeles, Detroit, Denver, Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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In 1955, Martin and Lyon and six other lesbian women formed the Daughters of Bilitis, the first major lesbian organization in the United States.
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On Sunday we lost Barbara Gittings, founder of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian organization.
Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007 drewan 2007
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