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Jim Brand

Jim Brand and his partner John Mikulik were among the founders of the The Border Riders, the first gay biker club in Vancouver. In 1971 they created The Playpen, Vancouver’s first leather-scene hangout.

Names Jim Brand (Main) BE [n71.11]
Related Pages Jim Brand on LGLC
Identities Gay

BG [Kevin Dale McKeown, “How did we ever do it?,” Daily Xtra, 30 August 2014, https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-did-we-ever-do-it-63316]

Associated People

https://lglc.ca/person/JOMIK/
(Partners)
Professional
Occupational
notAfter(1971)
Kevin Dale McKeown, "How did we ever do it?," Daily Xtra, 30 August 2014, https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-did-we-ever-do-it-63316

Associated Places The Playpen (Owner)
1971

ABCEFGH [Kevin Dale McKeown, “How did we ever do it?,” Daily Xtra, 30 August 2014, https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-did-we-ever-do-it-63316], FGHI [Robin Perelle, “Gay footsteps through time,” Daily Xtra, 1 August 2006, https://www.dailyxtra.com/gay-footstep

The Playpen (Owner)
1971

Kevin Dale McKeown, “How did we ever do it?,” Daily Xtra, 30 August 2014, https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-did-we-ever-do-it-63316
Robin Perelle, “Gay footsteps through time,” Daily Xtra, 1 August 2006, https://www.dailyxtra.com/gay-footsteps-through-time-21059

Associated Organizations Organization: Border Riders M.C. (Founder)
1971

Kevin Dale McKeown, “How did we ever do it?,” Daily Xtra, 30 August 2014, https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-did-we-ever-do-it-63316

Associated Periodicals Open Doors, Your Thing (Interviewee)
1971/06

BCE [n71.11]