"Big Gay Dave" was a fixture of the Milwaukee gay scene, but it took him a while to actually come out.

Tom Goss’s journey, from college wrestler to Catholic seminarian to beloved queer musician, is a story of resilience and reinvention.

Celebrating the triumph of Wisconsin’s first gay Black Olympian: George Coleman Poage.

Skyrocketing from Milwaukee's South Shore to the Sunset Strip of the '70s, Les Petites Bon Bons became artists in residence in the glitter rock scene, court jesters for rock and roll royalty, and masterful manipulators of mass media.

Jerry Dreva was a brilliant artist who never owned a gallery. His canvas was the life around him.

Erica Stevens was one of Milwaukee's most electrifying drag superstars of the early '80s -- until she walked away at the height of her fame.

For most of the 20th century, gender expansive people lived in fear of sexual harassment under the mythical "three piece rule." In 1971, the Santilli case changed everything.

Jerry Johnson was a devoted community activist for over five decades. He made significant gifts of time, money and materials to support the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project.

Since 1994, LGBT History Month has been celebrated every October to commemorate the contributions of our community. October was specifically chosen to coincide with National Coming Out Day (October 11) and the first and second marches on Washington for LGBT rights (1979, 1987.)

Some people live their life to the fullest, and Madison’s own LGBT treasure Michael Bruno is no exception. I wanted to profile his contributions to the early gay scene of Madison in the 1970’s.