Florence Hunn

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August 24, 1887 – March 24, 1984

Noted interior designer and architect Florence Ely Hunn, known to friends as Dannie, grew up in Iowa and was educated in Germany and at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago.  Around 1917, Hunn and her life-long companion Mabel “Jims” Warren acquired a lakeshore cottage near Saugatuck, where they shared a bohemian life together for more than five decades.

Grand Rapids Press, March 25, 1984

Holland Sentinell, March 26, 1984

Florence “Dannie” Ely Hunn at Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Chester Kallman

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January 7, 1921 – January 18, 1975

Brooklyn-bred Chester Simon Kallman was a librettis, poet, and longtime companion to poet W.H. Auden.  Kallman pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan and while in Ann Arbor he and his roommate Strowan Robertson were the nuclei of a gay social circle.  He went on to write three volumes of poetry and authored or co-authored librettos for several operas.

New York Times, January 19, 1975

Phyllis Glanz

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April 24, 1949 – October 19, 2019

Phyllis Terry Glanz was born in Detroit, was a member of the Southfield High School class of 1967, and earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1971.  She later moved to New York and traveled the world in a global career in shipping and sales.  Glanz and her life partner of 25 years Sara Mayes were married in 2013.

Detroit Free Press, October 20, 2019

Frederick Lake

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May 13, 1930 – June 28, 2002

Born in Kalamazoo, Frederick Allen Lake graduated with the high school class of 1949 from Bay City Central.  We went on to apprenticed in the craft of organ building in Hamburg, Germany and was employed by pipe organ firms in Saginaw and Illinois before moving to San Francisco to work as a voicer for Schoenstein & Company.  Lake corresponded with ONE magazine from Bay City in the mid-1960s.

The Diapason, February 12, 2003

Maureen Dorrington

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December 20, 1960 – July 19, 2002

A graduate of Groves High School in Birmingham and Eastern Michigan University, Maureen Elaine Dorrington of Beverly Hills performed was a noted actress on Detroit area stages.  Her work included roles in two gay-themed productions of the Jewish Ensemble Theater, Torch Song Trilogy in 1996 and The Laramie Project in the 2001-2002 season, for which she was nominated for a Wilde Award.

Between The Lines, August 8, 2002

Danny Lightcap

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April 3, 1962 – October 19, 1989

Daniel Patrick “Danny” Lightcap was born in Pontiac and was active in the drama club at Pontiac Northern High School, where he graduated with the class of 1980.  Lightcap worked a waiter at the Woodward Lounge in Detroit and at the time of his passing was pursuing a B.A. in creative writing at Wayne State.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 27.

Cruise, October 25, 1989

Sandino Ciccarelli

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March 18, 1943 – August 16, 1990

Born in Dearborn and a graduate of Fordson High School, Sandino “Sandy” Ciccarelli established Sandino’s Flowers in Redford with business partner Ron Huddleston in the mid-1960s.  Together with Keith Foster, Ciccarelli opened the Timesquare dance club in downtown Detroit in 1989.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 47.

Cruise. August 22, 1990

Ten Percent, September 1990

Stephen Korzetz

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July 15, 1968 – February 4, 1996

AIDS activist Steven Martin Korzetz graduated from Anderson High School in Southgate.  He went on to earn a Bachelor’s in business from Wayne State University and later worked in the hotel industry in Dearborn.  Given six months to live in 1992, Korzetz left his job and traveled to more than 40 countries.  He became involved in Wellness Networks as well.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 27.

Detroit Free Press, February 7, 1995

Stephen Korzetz Papers at the Bentley Historical Library

William Thompson

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March 27, 1938 – September 21, 1994

Native Detroiter William John Thompson served in the Army, earned a Master’s from Wayne State, taught public school, and worked in advertising.  He was active in multiple organizations, including ASP, MOHR, Dignity, BWMT, and MAPP.  Thompson was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Detroit area Pride Banquet in 1993.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 56.

Between The Lines, November 1994

Cruise, November 9, 1994

Darin Huff

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November 21, 1967 – October 10, 1994

Born in Lincoln Park, Darin Travis Huff graduated with the class of 1986 from John F. Kennedy High School in Taylor and performed with the Taylor Ballet Company.  Huff came out at age 16 and for many years worked as a go-go dancer at the Gold Coast, was active in the Performer’s Awards of Detroit, and was also a Mr. Gas Station titleholder.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 26.

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