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African Americans
Sean McBride, 28, was attacked by 3 men for being gay in January 1994 while in the lobby of his apartment building. After a half-hour of insults, six…
Photographer hired by Scott Dennis
Activism
Scott Dennis and Jeff Schunk, along with Mark Paron, formed the core of Ann Arbor's first organization for gay high school students. Initially…
Provenance and date unknown
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Acquired in 1925
P.Mich.inv. 3527 (unpublished)
Language unknown
Acquired in 1925
P.Mich.inv. 3527 (unpublished)
Hate Crimes
Scott Amedure was fatally shot after revealing on The Jenny Jones Show that he was attracted to a male acquaintance. The acquaintance, Jonathan…
Activism
After having a gay rights ordinance vetoed in Lansing during the early 1980s, one was finally enacted in March 1996, only to be rescinded by voters…
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…
African Americans
Reverend Renee McCoy has played a prominent role in lesbian and gay activism both locally and nationally as founding pastor of Full Truth Unity…
Olan Mills Photographers
Activism
In revealing his and Randy Block's same-sex union ceremony, Byron Center music teacher Gerry Crane set off a firestorm of protest among parents who…