▁of ▁N OW ' s ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁resolution ▁that ▁les bian ▁issues ▁were ▁femin ist ▁issues . ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women ▁" Del " ▁Martin ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁open ly ▁gay ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁SF CO SW ▁by ▁then ▁Mayor ▁George ▁R . ▁Mos con e ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Martin ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁other ▁minor ity ▁SF CO SW ▁Commission ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Kath le en ▁Hard iman ▁Arnold ▁( now ▁Kath le en ▁Rand ▁Re ed ), ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Black ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors , ▁El la ▁Hill ▁H utch , ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁ne x us ▁of ▁gay ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁later ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁health ▁clin ic , ▁Martin ▁and ▁Lyon ▁focused , ▁for ▁instance , ▁on ▁the ▁specific ▁health ▁and ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁Black ▁and ▁Lat ina ▁gay ▁women . ▁ ▁Martin ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁understanding ▁the ▁cultural ▁aspects ▁of ▁gay ▁health . ▁ ▁Alice ▁B . ▁Tok las ▁Democratic ▁Club ▁ ▁Lyon ▁and ▁Martin ▁were ▁both ▁active ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁first ▁gay ▁political ▁organization , ▁the ▁Alice ▁B . ▁Tok las ▁Democratic ▁Club , ▁named ▁after ▁San ▁Francisco - born ▁author ▁Alice ▁B . ▁Tok las . ▁ ▁Lyon - Martin ▁Health ▁Services ▁Lyon - Martin ▁Health ▁Services ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1