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Military
Born in Nova Scotia, Edmonds began posing as Frank Thompson at age 15. She moved to Flint where she became a Bible salesman and was considered "quite…
Books
Through fragments of fiction, poetry, and family recollections, Beth Brant examines her female, Native American, lesbian, and working class…
Bars and Nightclubs
In her pioneering University of Michigan dissertation, Gayle Rubin traces the history and style of San Francisco's leather community from Marlon…
Bars and Nightclubs
In her pioneering University of Michigan dissertation, Gayle Rubin traces the history and style of San Francisco's leather community from Marlon…
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…
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…
Books
When Better Angel was reissued by the publisher Alyson in 1987, 86-year-old Forman Brown, a University of Michigan alumni, came forward as the author.…
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…
Books
One of the few professional football players to ever come out of the closet, David Kopay visited his first gay bar during the single year he played…
Colleges and Universities
Daniel Curzon grew up in Detroit and attended Wayne State University and the University of Detroit. Once seen as a gay Joyce Carol Oates, he left…