US lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist and educator
Known for
Gay Liberation Front, Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office at the University of Michigan, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan Commission on Homosexuality
James Willis Toy[1] (April 29, 1930 – January 1, 2022) was a long-time American activist and a pioneer for LGBT rights in Michigan.[2]
Toy earned his B.A. at Denison University in 1951.[3] He graduated with a master's degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Michigan and served as a pro bono counselor and therapist. At Michigan, Toy helped establish the Human Sexualty Office in 1971,[4] and was later affiliated with the campus Office of Institutional Equity.
In June 2001, Denison awarded Toy with the Alumni Citation, the school's highest alumni honor,[3] and in 2013, he was featured as an early LGBT alumnus in the college's history.[5]
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^Wang, Frances Kai-Hwa (2022-01-05). "Activists and historians remember Jim Toy as a pioneering leader in LGBTQ rights". PBS NewsHour.
^ ab"James W. Toy | Denison University Alumni". Denison University Alumni. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
^"Jim Toy, One of Spectrum Center's Founders, Dies at 91". Spectrum Center.
^"Open-Door Policy". Denison Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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