Celebrating #AudreLorde — poet, activist & self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” who fought for liberation across race, gender & sexuality. And #BarbaraGittings — pioneering activist who organized some of the earliest lesbian rights efforts. 🏳️‍🌈 #LesbianIcons

September 7, 1957 - Barbara Gittings organized the first New York meeting held for the Daughters of Bilitis, a pioneer lesbian organization. The group was founded two years earlier in San Francisco.
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