Description
Lionel A.
Biron (born 1941, known as
Biron) is a gay political and union activist, scholar and writer who promoted gay racial inclusiveness from the early 1970s at
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and later in San Francisco as a photographer specializing in multicultural male images
(1993 to present). This collection includes photographs, news clippings, essays, and videocassette tapes.
Background
Lionel A.
Biron (born 1941, known as
Biron) is a gay political and union activist, scholar and writer who promoted gay racial inclusiveness from the early 1970s at
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and later in San Francisco as a photographer specializing in multicultural male images
(1993 to present). This collection complements
Biron's other collections at the Kinsey Institute (iucat.iu.edu/kinsey?utf8=✓&search_field=all_fields&q=Photos+BIRON&highlight=n),
UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ucla_csrc/albums/72157709408394162/page10), and the
Labadie Collection, Hatcher Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sclead/umich-scl-ams0130?rgn=Entire+Finding+Aid;sort=occur;subview=detail;type=simple;view=reslist;q1=
Biron).
Extent
1.5 linear feet (1 oversized box and 1 oversized mounted photographic print)
Availability
Collection is open for research. The erotica in this collection may only be viewed by researchers age eighteen and over and
it is made available for educational and research purposes. Model release forms are restricted to reading room access only
and may not be copied or published.