Queer Wisconsin — A living history of LGBTQ+ life in Wisconsin

A living history of LGBTQ+ life in Wisconsin

Person

Earl Bricker

Madison

Biography

Earl Bricker lived in Wisconsin for 21 years, moving there in 1978, right after serving in the Peace Corps. Bricker worked for a while for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin as its Madison Coordinator, and for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, where he served as Communications Director.

Images

Photo of the statue by well-known artist George Segal titled 'Gay Liberation'. The people interspersed are Madison's LGBT elected officials at that time (1986). From left to right: Dick Wagner, Dane County Board Chair; Jim McFarland, Madison City Council; Earl Bricker, Dane County Board; Ricardo Gonzalez, Madison City Council; Kathleen Nichols, Dane County Board; and Tammy Baldwin, Dane County Board. (The statue was in a Madison, Wisconsin park for some years, before being transferred to New York City, where it now resides in the small park facing the Stonewall Inn.) Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
1989 WIsconsin Light article on appointment / as MASN Executive Director Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project