Famous/Highly Visible Queers

Hack · 04-09-2010, 09:05 PM

This may mean more to those from Michigan, but I would hate to see this lady just be a footnote in queer history: Ruth Ellis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ellis_(activist)

Ruth Ellis was an out African-American lesbian most of her life. She and her long-time partner, Babe Franklin, opened their home to runaway gays and lesbians. Today, there is a LGBTQ center in Highland Park in the metro Detroit area named for her (the Ruth Ellis Center) that serves as short-term and long-term shelter for LGBTQ youth or young adults. It is one of 4 shelters in the US that is dedicated to this purpose.

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04-09-2010, 09:05 PM	#11
Hack Just a guy. How Do You Identify?: Just a guy Preferred Pronoun?: male Relationship Status: Sparkle's consort Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MA Posts: 1,458 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 807 Thanked 3,775 Times in 958 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	This may mean more to those from Michigan, but I would hate to see this lady just be a footnote in queer history: Ruth Ellis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ellis_(activist) Ruth Ellis was an out African-American lesbian most of her life. She and her long-time partner, Babe Franklin, opened their home to runaway gays and lesbians. Today, there is a LGBTQ center in Highland Park in the metro Detroit area named for her (the Ruth Ellis Center) that serves as short-term and long-term shelter for LGBTQ youth or young adults. It is one of 4 shelters in the US that is dedicated to this purpose.