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Isabel Miller's novel about a romance between two women in the 1820s is considered a classic in lesbian fiction. This is the original,…
Native Americans
A Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Brant edited A Gathering of Spirit, the first anthology of writings by Native American women.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
African Americans
In 1961 Melva Earhart re-opened the State Bar on W. Kearsley Street in Flint. By the late 1960s it had become almost exclusively gay, and hosted…
Bars and Nightclubs
Lesbian Melva Earhart purchased the State Bar in Flint in 1950 and it soon became a safe hang-out for a homosexual clientele. Its original location on…