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Entertainment
Janet Rauch and Deborah McCormick were founding mothers of the weekly women's music program "Face the Music" on public station WFBE-FM in Flint.…
Activism
Kavanaugh, an autoworker, served as an early leader in the Detroit Gay Liberation Front. He resigned from the militant group after it took on…
Bars and Nightclubs
Karagas is joined by two of Detroit's other prominent barkeeps, Garneau of Gigi's, and Stewart of the Silver Dollar, the Diplomat, and later Bookie's…
Lesbians
For three years, beginning in 1977, the Leaping Lesbian provided news and support for Ann Arbor's lesbian community. The item shown here is the…
Lesbians
Collective members once hand delivered one issue of the Leaping Lesbian to in-town subscribers when postal rates were unexpectedly raised.
Colleges and Universities
Two female students caused a scandal at the University of Michigan in 1953 with their defiant expressions of same-sex desire and were forced to leave…
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
Members of Ann Arbor's Gay Youth Group started this mimeographed newsletter to reach other gay and lesbian high schoolers. Later editors dropped the…
Bars and Nightclubs
Some of Detroit's legendary female impersonators, including Jennifer Foxx and Nikki Stevens, shared the stage at this 1994 performance.
Organizations
Mark Paron, along with U-M librarian Scott Dennis, were members of the Michigan's Gay Youth Group (the first in Michigan) that started meeting in 1978…