Ann Arbor Gays Sense Progress, Pride
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Lesbian Advocate Billie Edwards Dies
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Gay Issues Forum, Activist Editor Launches Monthly Newspaper To 'Fill Void' Left By Other Papers' Demise
Lesbian-Gay Male Office Marks 17th Year
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Being Gay Still Isn't Easy Despite U's Liberal Image
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Gay Social Scene More Open Now
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Nightlife: Lack Of Alternatives
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AADL Talks To Jim Toy and Jackie Simpson
November 18, 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the University of Michigan’s Spectrum Center, making it the oldest LGBT student organization in the country. AADL spoke with Jackie Simpson, the director of the Spectrum Center, and Jim Toy, one of the two people who founded the organization in 1971. Jackie and Jim talked about the beginning of the organization, its history and ongoing development, and the challenges and joys of the center today.
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AADL Productions Podcast: Bring It Back, Take It Forward Conference
Bring It Back, Take It Forward (BIBTIF), a 3-day conference celebrating 50 years of activism in southeast Michigan, will take place March 12-14, 2010. In this podcast, we talk with two of the conference organizers, Elizabeth Gonzalez and Jim Toy. Gonzalez, a graduate student in the UM School of Social Work, and Toy, a veteran activist and founding member of the University's Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office in 1971, reflect on the achievements and challenges of activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as their hopes for the conference and the future of the progressive movement.