Vernita Gray

By Tracy Baim

Subjects: Same-sex marriage, Interviews, Gay liberation movement, Biography, African American women poets, African American women civil rights workers, African Americans, African American women political activists, Lesbian feminism, Lesbian separatism, Lesbian activists, Gay activists, African American lesbians, Civil rights, History, Race relations

Description: Vernita Gray was an African American gay and civil rights leader who hailed from the South Side district of Chicago. During her meaningful life, she sought for equal rights not only for African American women, but for abused women, the LGBTQ community, the poor, and eventually for legal same-sex marriage rights. Her spirit lives on in this lovely tribute put together by two of her closest friends, and includes memorabilia in several forms throughout.