Jeffrey Montgomery, founder of the Triangle Foundation and one of the most recognized voices for LGBT rights in Michigan, never set out to be a gay rights leader, his brother said.
But the direction of his life changed after his boyfriend, Michael, was murdered outside a gay bar in 1984. Police considered it “just another gay crime” and refused to investigate it as a hate crime, said John Montgomery.
“Jeff had never thought about being political,” John Montgomery said. “He became real active ... He changed a lot of lives for the good.”
Mr. Jeffrey Montgomery, a Detroit resident, died Monday, July 18, 2016, from a heart attack, his family said. He was 63.
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