Daniel "Deke" Frontino Elash (born January 2, 1968) is an American zine editor, musician, actor, activist and historian.
Contributors included musicians and writers such as The Apostles, Steve Abbott, Donna Dresch, Larry Livermore, Daniel Nicoletta, and G. B. Jones.
On 1 September 1992, Nihilson and other IWW members called a press conference for four workers who had been fired from the gay bar "End Up".
[7] The campaign focused on action for the working class, serving a weekly meal for the homeless and protesting for affordable housing.
The Deke Nihilson papers, including ephemera from the punk scene, queer music events, and workers' rights protests, are held by the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco.