LGBTQIA+ History on Hennepin
Jean Tretter
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter is an American activist, LGBT archivist, and historian whose legacy is the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies at the University of Minnesota. Jean-Nickolas grew up in Little Falls before serving with the Navy in Vietnam. After discharge, he helped develop the LGBTQ+ scene in Minneapolis, including establishing Twin Cities Pride, co-founding the Minnesota Committee for Gay Rights, and managing the Noble Roman and other gay bars across the Twin Cities.
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