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African Americans
When Prophet Jones was arrested on a morals charge by an undercover Detroit policeman in 1956, scandal magazines like Confidential and Whisper…
African Americans
Sean McBride, 28, was attacked by 3 men for being gay in January 1994 while in the lobby of his apartment building. After a half-hour of insults, six…
African Americans
Reverend Renee McCoy has played a prominent role in lesbian and gay activism both locally and nationally as founding pastor of Full Truth Unity…
African Americans
Arriving in Detroit in 1938, Reverend James F. Jones quickly gained a cult following that bestowed him with a fleet of cars, a mansion, and a $13,000…
Activism
The publication, Gay Liberator, was first published in 1970 by the Detroit Gay Liberation Front. The Gay Liberator was later published by an…
African Americans
Born in Springfield, IL, Ellis grew up to host popular house parties for African American lesbians and gay men in Detroit during the 1940s and 1950s,…