#LesbianVisibiltyWeek OTD | On the evening of April 24, 2014, the Brooklyn Community Pride Center honored two Lesbian sheros, Stormé DeLarverie, who started the Stonewall riots & Edith Windsor, who overturned DOMA. Both were significant & integral to the struggle for... 1/2

... LGB rights & equality. They underscore the many important contributions of the Lesbian community to that struggle throughout the years. All LGB people owe them much.

Stormé passed away one month later at the age 93, surrounded by her friends. 2/2 http://brooklyndowntownstar.com/view/full_story/25015593/article-Founders--Ball-honors-LGBTQ-activists?instance=lead_story_left_column