Post by amdial on Jan 17, 2016 1:58:02 GMT
Lesbian pioneer Jeanne Cordova dies at 67
Jeanne Cordova, a lesbian pioneer and force of nature for LGBT civil rights, has died at the age of 67.
Suffering from brain cancer, Jeanne died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles last Sunday morning. She was with her spouse and partner for 25 years, Lynn Ballen, as well as her friends.
On her passing, close friend Ivy Bottini wrote on her Facebook page: “Our community has lost a guard at the gate of hatred and I have lost my Best Butch Bud of over 40 years. There will never be another lesbian activist like Jeanne. She was one of a kind. A true innovator. And a hell of a business woman.”
“But right now I am grieving her lost presence, her laughter, her grit, and the love we both had for each other. Here’s to you, Jeanne, you will always live in my heart,” Bottini wrote.
Full article here: www.lesbiannews.com/lesbian-pioneer-jeanne-cordova-dies-67/
Jeanne Cordova, a lesbian pioneer and force of nature for LGBT civil rights, has died at the age of 67.
Suffering from brain cancer, Jeanne died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles last Sunday morning. She was with her spouse and partner for 25 years, Lynn Ballen, as well as her friends.
On her passing, close friend Ivy Bottini wrote on her Facebook page: “Our community has lost a guard at the gate of hatred and I have lost my Best Butch Bud of over 40 years. There will never be another lesbian activist like Jeanne. She was one of a kind. A true innovator. And a hell of a business woman.”
“But right now I am grieving her lost presence, her laughter, her grit, and the love we both had for each other. Here’s to you, Jeanne, you will always live in my heart,” Bottini wrote.
Full article here: www.lesbiannews.com/lesbian-pioneer-jeanne-cordova-dies-67/