September 16, 1936 – May 31, 2014
A native of Sault Ste. Marie, James Pascoe rose to fame performing as Jerri Daye as a female impersonator at the Diplomat and Gold Dollar in Detroit and nationally from the late 1950s into the 1990s.
John Fowler
May, 1946 – May 29, 2009
John Fowler held jobs at Quick Copy Center near Wayne State and at several Detroit area cinemas, but it was through his love of theater that he made is mark, particularly in a Stagecrafter production in Royal Oak of the Laramie Project.
Ralph Wilson
December 25, 1964 – May 9, 1993
A graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint, Ralph Wilson worked as an educator for the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project.
Anne Tracy
January 1, 1939 – February 14, 2003
Anne Tracy was bibliographer with Special Collections in the Michigan State University Libraries, responsible for amassing one of the finest collections of LGBTQ materials in the Midwest.
Anthony Clemente
August 31, 1933 – July 19, 2016
From 1972 to 1975, Anthony Clemente, known to congregants as Pastor Tony, served as the first official minister of the Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit.
Carol Ernst
February 27, 1944 – December 31, 1979
As an openly lesbian bus driver, Carol Ernst became a key leader in the Ann Arbor Transit Employees Union, an advocate for sex worker rights, and a candidate for mayor on the Human Rights Party ticket in 1975.
George Fadiga
February 19, 1954 – February 25, 2000
George Fadiga was a tireless activist with the Hope Fund, the Human Rights Campaign Michigan Dinner, the Motor City Business Forum, the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project, and other Detroit area causes. At the time of his sudden death he worked as a sales representative with Crain Communications.
James Muldoon
March 22, 1957 – June 8, 1997
Systems administrator for a number of Detroit area accounting firms and music director for Transfiguration Catholic Church, James Muldoon was a regular patron of Adam’s Apple and the Hayloft Saloon.
Geraldine Rapaport
September 23, 1918 – August 10, 1985
A founder of the Lansing chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Jerry Rapaport was also involved with the Lansing Association for Human Rights and the Lansing Area AIDS Network. She was mother of activist Rick Rapaport.
John Sulek
June 28, 1940 – July 22, 1994
A longtime desk clerk at the Hotel St. Regis in Detroit, John Paul Sulek, also known as Johnny Kwaitkowski, was active in the group Studs 30 and once served as its president.
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