Assessor Carmen Chu's Statement on the Passing of LGBTQ rights leader Phyllis Lyon

*** PRESS STATEMENT***

San Francisco, CA --- San Francisco, CA --- San Francisco Assessor Carmen Chu issued the following statement regarding the passing of Phyllis Lyon. 

“We’ve all learned so much from Phyllis Lyon. She taught us to be true to who we are and to be fierce in our fight for what is right. A San Francisco icon, she and her partner Del Martin exemplified the best of love- that love overcomes and love endures. We will all miss her.”