page_title: Jeffrey Montgomery
section_title: Honors
hierarchical_section_title: Jeffrey Montgomery / Honors
caption_attribution_description: Woodhull Executive Director Ricci Levy presenting the Vicki Sexual Freedom Award to Jeffrey Montgomery on Saturday, 9/22/12 during Woodhull's Sexual Freedom Summit in Washington, DC.
context_page_description: Jeffrey Montgomery was an American LGBT activist and public relations executive. 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 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.
context_section_description: The Detroit City Council honored Montgomery with the "Spirit of Detroit" award three times. The Michigan Legislature twice commended Montgomery with special tributes.
  In 1997, he received a Golden Apple Award from the Roeper School.
  In August 1999, Montgomery was named one of the "Best and Brightest" national LGBT activists by The Advocate magazine.
  Montgomery was named, along with twelve others, a "Michiganian of the Year" for 2002 by the Detroit News, stating "He turned personal tragedy into a fight for gay equality".
  In May 2003, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm honored his work with a special tribute, calling him a "hero and living legend". The governor also noted that he was "among the most visible and accomplished advocates for safety and equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Michigan history".
  He received the Liberty Bell Award from the State Bar of Michigan at their annual meeting in September 2006.
  Montgomery accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pride Banquet and Awards Ceremony in Warren, Michigan on June 25, 2010.
  In September 2012, the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance honored Montgomery with its Vicki Sexual Freedom Award.
  In June 2019, Montgomery was one of the inaugural fifty American “pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes” inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument (SNM) in New York City’s Stonewall Inn. The SNM is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history, and the wall's unveiling was timed to take place during the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
caption: Montgomery accepting the Vicki Sexual Freedom Award in 2012 from Ricci Joy Levy
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