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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
Paperback pulp novels provided affirmation for lesbians and gay men in the 1950s and '60s. Although no lesbian pulps are known to have been published…
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
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…
Activism
The publication, Gay Liberator, was first published in 1970 by the Detroit Gay Liberation Front. The Gay Liberator was later published by an…
Activism
These protesters are demonstrating on behalf of Brian McNaught, a Michigan Catholic columnist, who was fired for coming out as gay and helping to…
Bars and Nightclubs
This racy entry into Detroit's gay publications was short-lived, but provides important insight about early 1970s bar life, particularly the leather…
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…