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Title
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Out of the Margins: Voices from 1279
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Performer
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Ypsilanti community members, local activists, EMU alumni
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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In 2021, Eastern Michigan University Archives lecturer Matt Jones began documenting the story of Ypsilanti’s Human Rights Ordinance #1279 in an effort to explore the ways in which local queer activism has evolved multi-generationally in Ypsilanti. What began as a refusal of service by a local print shop to a small EMU student group quickly turned into a years-long battle over who was deserving of basic human rights. To the LGBTQ activists and community members documented here, they had always been present in the community: working, paying taxes, painting their houses, mowing their lawns, attending council meetings, and even serving on council. This ordinance battle was about more than just LGBT rights—it was about protecting the human rights of all Ypsilantians.
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Date Span
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1995
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2002
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Subject
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nondiscrimination ordinance, Ypsilanti, Ypsi, Ypsilanti history, activism, LGBTQ community, community activism, Depot Town, Eastern Michigan University, Citizens for Community, Ypsi Campaign for Equality, local government, city council, LGBTQ activism, Tri-Pride, EMU Social Work, Ann Arbor, Jim Toy, Kathleen Russell, American Friends Service Committee, AFSC, C4C, YCFE, Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project, WRAP, community organizations, Triangle Foundation, Between the Lines, local campaigns, civic life, LGBTQ allies, Pride, human rights, social justice, LGBT Resource Center
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Collection Location
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013.OH_OOTM
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
