July 13, 1951 – January 23, 2015
Activist, artist, and entrepreneur owner Christine Johnson was born in Cincinnati and moved to Chicago, where she co-founded the Metis Press Collective, a lesbian feminist publisher. She met her life partner of 34 years Nancy Poore in 1981 and the two later moved to west Michigan. The couple rented vacation cottages and operated a kayak rental business.
Grand Rapids Press, January 27, 2015
Lesbian Connection, May/June 2015
Nancy Poore & Chris Johnson video interview at Chicago Gay History
Michigan LGBTQ Remember 