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Activism
As the number of AIDS cases rose in the 1980s, gays, lesbians and allies began to react against government indifference with increasing militancy,…
Native Americans
A Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Brant edited A Gathering of Spirit, the first anthology of writings by Native American women.
Bars and Nightclubs
Despite the demise of disco in the late 1970s, large dance clubs maintained their allure among young gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals as places to…
Books
Curious Wine was the lesbian coming out novel of the 1980s. A graduate of Wayne State, Katherine Forrest writes mysteries and regularly contributed to…
Activism
As well as starting Metro Gay News, David Krumroy played a part in founding the Michigan Organization for Human Rights. This obituary was published on…
Organizations
Choral groups across Michigan provided a new, creative means for lesbians and gay men to socialize. The women's chorus in Detroit had a short life in…
Books
Anita Skeen's poems have been published in numerous literary journals. As a professor at Michigan State University, she co-chaired the University-Wide…
Bars and Nightclubs
With a relaxing of laws against obscenity and consequent bar raids, gay strippers became a popular mainstay at several Detroit bars. Some even…
Entertainment
Janet Rauch and Deborah McCormick were founding mothers of the weekly women's music program "Face the Music" on public station WFBE-FM in Flint.…
Activism
Introduced by Rep. James K. Dressell, a Republican from Ottawa County, this legislation would have added "sexual orientation" to Michigan's…