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Del Martin Old Lesbian Pride Award
It is with great pride that Old Lesbians Organizing for Change presents the first Del Martin Old Lesbian Pride Award to Kathy Glass, 1932, and Carmah Lawler, 1929.

We created the award shortly after Del Martins death in 2008 to celebrate her life and to honor others who are exemplary Lesbians in the world, as she was and as her partner Phyllis Lyon still is.
Del Martin was an activist, pathfinder, and OLOC member. She died at age 87 on August 27, 2008, in San Francisco, the city of her birth. Del was out, proud, and unapologetic when few were. She and her lifetime partner, Phyllis Lyon, forged an enduring image that continues to inspire generations of Lesbians around the globe. In 1955 they co-founded The Daughters of Bilitis, the first U.S. Lesbian organization, and in 1972, co-wrote the equally groundbreaking Lesbian/ Woman. In 1976 Dels book, Battered Wives, first shattered the silence surrounding domestic violence. Her writing and tireless activism on behalf of women earned much praise, many awards, an invitation to the White House, and drew upon the great strengths of Lesbian tradition, advancing our visibility and pride and carrying that heritage forward.
We make this award to a Lesbian couple whose life and work has influenced and will continue to impact the lives of Old Lesbians.

Who We Are

We are a national network of Old Lesbians over age 60 working to make life better for Old Lesbians through support networks and by confronting ageism in our communities and our country using education and public discourse as primary tools.
Our national organization is directed by a Steering Committee that publishes a quarterly newsletter,The Reporter, and produces biennial National Gatherings where hundreds of us come together to share experiences and ideas and recharge our energies for the tasks at hand.
OLOC encourages Regional Gatherings and local chapters operating independently in their own communities. We love sharing our wisdom, experience, strengths and laughs among ourselves and our communities.
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Opportunity to Participate in Research

OLOC's research gatekeeper thinks this project is of great importance as the purpose is to gather the widest possible array of individuals in the LGBT community to fill out a questionnaire that will elicit information about social justice and inequality for LGBT persons of color, including Old Lesbians. Anyone of any color can fill out the form. To fill out the questionnaire, go to the link at SocialJusticeSexuality.com

Doing Research?

Asked to participate in Research? See OLOC Research Criteria here.

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Donate by a PayPal account or a credit card. PLEASE NOTE you do not have to have a PayPal account to use your own credit card through this Donate button. Click the button and look to the right for the PayPal account method, look left for Credit Cards.

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Old Lesbians and Their Brief Moment of Fame
To be included with your own story of something in your life that was especially important and/or exciting, contact Joy Griffith or Karen Gibson for details. Karen Gibson: P. O. Box 334, North Conway, NH 03860 or 603-356-7172. Joy D. Griffith: joydg2002@yahoo.com 781-749-1978 or 617-680-0995 or 781-229-9028. Dead line for this project is September, 2010. Please phone us at any time should you have any questions.

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OLOC has 2 DVD's about Del Martin on loan in our library.

No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon The story of Del and Phyl's long activist careers, from the early days of the Daughters of Bilitis on into the 21st century. This is a must-see movie. 2003 DVD ONLY 57 minutes.
One Wedding and A Revolution The day San Francisco said I do. A Debra Chasnoff film about the marriage of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin in San Francisco in 2004. Touching and informative story of the decision on the part
of Mayor Gavin Newsome to carry out justice. 2004 DVD ONLY 19 minutes.
How do you borrow these DVD's? You can find out more by visiting our Library. Thanks

Our long term projects:

The Arden Eversmeyer Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project

We are collecting the herstories of Lesbians 70 years and older before their stories are lost forever.
They are an invisible population who were strong enough to live their lives and love whom they wanted in a hostile society. The project will include Lesbians with backgrounds ranging from blue-collar women to those with visible high-profile careers.
Visit the Herstory Project page for more details.

In Remembrance

OLOC is committed to remembering the lives of Old Lesbians. Find out how you can memorialize your favorite Old Lesbian friends and mentors who have died. more about this project

Use this Wolfe Video OLOC link to buy DVDs and OLOC will receive money to help with our work

OLOC • P. O. Box 5853 • Athens, OH 45701
email: info@oloc.org or call: 1-888-706-7506

OLOC is supported in part by grants from the Arcus Foundation, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and Mary's Pence