# Jeffrey Montgomery

> Jeffrey Montgomery was an American LGBTQ 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.

*American LGBT rights activist and public relations executive*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jeffrey-montgomery

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1953-05-09
- **Died:** 2016-07-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jeffrey Montgomery was an American LGBTQ 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.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.2 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 90.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 73.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://americayoukillme.com

## Sources
- [Jeffrey Montgomery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Montgomery)
- [جيفري مونتجومري](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Montgomery)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6176175)

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