▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁Chicago , ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Detroit , ▁Den ver , ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 0 0 ▁subscri bers ▁to ▁The ▁Lad der ▁but ▁far ▁more ▁readers , ▁as ▁copies ▁were ▁circul ated ▁among ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁put ▁their ▁names ▁to ▁a ▁subscription ▁list . ▁For ▁their ▁pione ering ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Lad der , ▁Martin ▁and ▁Lyon ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁induct ees ▁into ▁the ▁L GB T ▁Journal ists ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Les bian ▁& ▁Gay ▁Journal ists ▁Association . ▁Lyon ▁and ▁Martin ▁remained ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁DO B ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁Bil itis , ▁which ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁approach ▁to ▁helping ▁les bi ans ▁deal ▁with ▁society , ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁more ▁radical ▁activ ism . ▁ ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women ▁Martin ▁and ▁Lyon ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women ▁( NO W ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Del ▁Martin ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁open ▁les bian ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁N OW . ▁Lyon ▁and ▁Martin ▁worked ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁hom oph ob ia ▁they ▁perce ived ▁in ▁N OW , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors