bian ▁elected ▁to ▁N OW , ▁and ▁Del ▁Martin ▁and ▁Ph yll is ▁Lyon ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁les bian ▁couple ▁to ▁join ▁N OW . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁Anti - dis c rim ination ▁ ▁N OW ▁also ▁helped ▁women ▁get ▁equal ▁access ▁to ▁public ▁places . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Oak ▁Room ▁held ▁men - only ▁l unch es ▁on ▁week days ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁Fried an ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁N OW ▁st aged ▁a ▁protest . ▁As ▁well , ▁women ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁in ▁Mc S or ley ' s ▁Old ▁Ale ▁House ' s ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁after ▁N OW ▁att or ne ys ▁Fa ith ▁Se iden berg ▁and ▁Kar en ▁De C row ▁file d ▁a ▁disc rim ination ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁District ▁Court ▁and ▁won . ▁The ▁two ▁entered ▁Mc S or ley ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁were ▁refused ▁service , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁their ▁law suit ▁for ▁disc rim ination . ▁The ▁case ▁decision ▁made ▁the ▁front ▁page ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁suit , ▁Se iden berg ▁v . ▁Mc S or le ys ' ▁Old ▁Ale ▁House ▁ ▁( 1 9 7 0 , ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court , ▁S . ▁D . ▁New ▁York ) ▁established ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁place , ▁the