Detroit News Photograph of Volunteer Medic at Police Brutality Protest, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 2020
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Artifact Overview
Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. Shown at center in this Detroit News press photo, Kirby served as a volunteer medic for fellow protestors and recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
11 June 2020
Creator Notes
Photographed by Robin Buckson for the Detroit News.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2022.66.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. She applied trans flag patches to her medic bag, which held supplies used to provide medical care to fellow protestors. Kirby recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.