This event is in the past.It took place on June 5, 2026 at Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkHistorical Perspectives on Queer Detroit: Narratives of the Motor City
Old Fourth Ward
Three writers trace Detroit's queer past through very different lenses: Curtis Chin's 1980s memoir, Mix Mann's research on activist Ruth Ellis, and Tim Retzloff's comic about Michigan's first Pride. Followed by book signing.
Pride Month event
LGBTQ+ history
author readings
local Detroit stories
Tips
📖Chin reads from his restaurant memoir
🏳️🌈learn about 1972's first Michigan Pride
✊discover activist Ruth Ellis's legacy
Historical Perspectives on Queer Detroit: Narratives of the Motor City
Old Fourth Ward
Literature TalkLiterature TalkThree writers trace Detroit's queer past through very different lenses: Curtis Chin's 1980s memoir, Mix Mann's research on activist Ruth Ellis, and Tim Retzloff's comic about Michigan's first Pride. Followed by book signing.
Pride Month event
LGBTQ+ history
author readings
local Detroit stories
Tips
📖Chin reads from his restaurant memoir
🏳️🌈learn about 1972's first Michigan Pride
✊discover activist Ruth Ellis's legacy
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