August 8, 2011
Motor City Pride: Detroit's LGBTQ Population Speaks Out
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 1 MIN.
DETROIT, Michigan - "Detroit is a city that truly appreciates your contributions and having you here".
For members of Detroit's LGBTQ community, that appreciation is manifest.
Whether through activism, business ownership, historic preservation, or as cultural curators, the gay community is changing the landscape of the city.
Check out this video for just a few of the faces of Detroit's vibrant LGBT community: Motor City Pride
Credits:
Executive Producers: Toby Barlow and Dorota Coy
Producer: Amanda LeClaire
Edit: Oren Goldenberg
Graphic Designer: Michael Burdick
Sound Master: Dan Verlinde
Production Assistant: Andrei Klein
Music by Blank Artists
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
