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Centaur Films
Bars and Nightclubs
A one-time dancer at the Gold Coast in Detroit, Steve O'Donnell (lower left) migrated west and began a career in adult gay male videos. The popularity…
Olan Mills Photographers
Activism
In revealing his and Randy Block's same-sex union ceremony, Byron Center music teacher Gerry Crane set off a firestorm of protest among parents who…
Rio Brown
Activism
When retired Ford Vice President Allan Gilmour revealed he was gay in an interview with Between The Lines, he made national news and was immediately…
Churches
Since the 1970s, numerous independent churches, as well as the Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, have formed to provide a special…
Activism
Taken by Elizabeth Carnegie just after the Schmitz verdict was announced, this freelance photo shows Karas about to make a live report on Court TV as…
Activism
Sandra S. Cole, former director of the University of Michigan's Comprehensive Gender Services Program and retired professor of the universities school…
Businesses
Chuck Thompson bought Cruise Magazine from long-time owner Tony Rome in the late 1990s. Rome was a founding member of the Detroit Bar Guild. Here the…
Publications
Created by graphic artist Sean Bieri, this mini comic with a keen attitude received positive response from queer and straight readers alike. Bieri was…
Activism
Stevenson, as executive director of Affirmations Community Center and co-publisher of Between The Lines; and Covey, as executive director of the…
Colleges and Universities
Originally from New York, Raphael moved to Michigan in the early 1980s to attend Michigan State University. He was last reported to be living with his…