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Jeffrey Montgomery was born on 9 May, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is an American LGBT rights activist (1953–2016). Discover Jeffrey Montgomery's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Occupation Public relations; US lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May 1953
Birthday 9 May
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death 18 July, 2016
Died Place Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1953

Jeffrey Montgomery (May 9, 1953 – July 18, 2016) was an American LGBT activist and public relations executive.

Montgomery was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1953.

1971

He grew up in nearby Grosse Pointe and graduated in 1971 from Grosse Pointe South High School, where he had served as student body president.

His father, John Montgomery, worked for Chrysler as a public relations executive.

His older brother, James Montgomery, is an American blues musician, best known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman, and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band (a.k.a. The James Montgomery Band).

His other brother, John Montgomery, also worked in the music industry before becoming an entrepreneur in the Metro Detroit area.

1975

In 1975, while attending Michigan State, he worked as the student house manager and head usher of the University's auditorium.

He moved to Detroit after graduating and remained a resident of Detroit for the remainder of his life.

1976

He graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in social science.

1984

In 1984, his partner, Michael, was shot to death outside a Detroit gay bar, prompting Montgomery to engage in LGBT advocacy.

He started work on LGBT anti-violence issues upon learning that the police were not spending many resources on solving the murder, "just another gay killing".

In 1984, his partner, Michael, was shot to death outside a Detroit gay bar, prompting Montgomery to engage in LGBT advocacy.

Following the murder of his partner, Michael, in 1984, Montgomery began to engage in LGBT advocacy.

He was motivated to work on LGBT anti-violence issues after learning from a Wayne County prosecutor a day after Michael's funeral that the Detroit Police Department was not spending many resources on solving the murder, calling it "just another gay killing".

, Michael's murder remains unsolved.

1989

Montgomery worked for approximately thirteen years, until January 1989, on the restoration of Detroit's Orchestra Hall.

He worked as public relations director of America's Thanksgiving Parade.

He was serving in this role in 1989 when the parade moved back to the Gnome block and in 1990, when for the first time a balloon escaped from the parade.

1991

In 1991 Montgomery became the founding executive director of the Triangle Foundation, and served until September 2007.

Initially engaging in victim advocacy around LGBT violence, and to improve handling of LGBT related cases, the foundation's work expanded to LGBT civil rights and advocacy, with projects for anti-violence, media activism, and legislative education on LGBT civil rights.

He became nationally known for his work and served at numerous organizations.

In 1991, he joined Henry D. Messer and John Monahan in founding the Triangle Foundation (now Equality Michigan).

1995

Montgomery was widely quoted in media outlets on LGBT issues and high-profile LGBT-related crimes, such as the murder of Scott Amedure in 1995, and murder of Matthew Shepard.

National LGBT organizations paid for Montgomery to attend the trials of Shepard's killers.

1997

Montgomery was among a group of LGBT activists, representing NCAVP, invited to Washington, D.C. for meetings beginning in 1997 with senior policy officials at the White House.

2000

In 2000, he delivered the inaugural Matthew Shepard Memorial Lecture at Brown University.

That address, "America...You Kill Me", was dedicated to Matthew Shepard.

2001

In 2001, Montgomery was a featured participant in an A&E Network documentary about the Matthew Shepard case.

Montgomery was the co-chair of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), for which he was also a national spokesperson.

He was also a member of the Steering Committee of the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crimes, the Bias Crime Response Task Force of the Michigan Commission on Civil Rights, and a board member of the ACLU of Michigan.

2002

In 2002, Montgomery was invited, with other LGBT leaders from across the country, to meet with and inform United States Senators about the issues and challenges facing the LGBT community.

2003

By 2003, the organization had grown to five paid staff and hundreds of volunteers, and had helped about 5,000 victims of LGBT-related discrimination, harassment, or violence.

He was one of the founding board members of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation (also known as the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance) in 2003, and remained active with the organization until his death.

He was also an inaugural member of the WikiQueer Global Advisory Board and served as Strategic Counsel to the wiki's parent organization, The Aequalitas Project.

2007

He worked as the organization's president, interim executive director, and eventually executive director until September 2007.

The organization was initially founded to engage in victim advocacy around LGBT violence, and work with police and prosecutors to improve the handling of LGBT related cases.

The organization soon expanded to include work on discrimination cases, and then political advocacy following the closure of the Michigan Organization for Human Rights.

He made the formal announcement of his departure as executive director at the organization's 2007 annual dinner on September 29, 2007.

2016

Montgomery died from a heart attack at the age of 63 on July 18, 2016 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit.

Friends reported that his health had been declining in the preceding years.