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D.H. Forsyth
Couples
Women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries sometimes tried to pass as men for economic reasons. Some couples like the one pictured…
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,…
Native Americans
A Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Brant edited A Gathering of Spirit, the first anthology of writings by Native American women.
Books
Isabel Miller's novel about a romance between two women in the 1820s is considered a classic in lesbian fiction. This is the original,…
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…
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…
Activism
Sandra S. Cole, former director of the University of Michigan's Comprehensive Gender Services Program and retired professor of the universities school…
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…
Colleges and Universities
Deborah Bacon served as Dean of Women at The University of Michigan during the 1950s and 1960s. Her policing of homosexual affection was in accordance…
Lesbians
Women's softball has long provided a friendly place for many lesbians to meet and socialize. Metro Gay News reported the opening of Softball City in…