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OH 1808

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWAYBOURN, William (b. 1947)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1808
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Businessman and pioneering Dallas LGBT activist. Childhood in West Texas; journalism career; coming out; Resource Center of Dallas; Dallas gay community; Dallas Gay Political Caucus; Crossroads Market and the “gayborhood;” gay rights activism; 1979 March on Washington; Dallas Gay Alliance and off-shoot organizations; Dallas Gay Alliance name change to Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance; Texas Penal Code 21.06 (“homosexual conduct”); AIDS epidemic; move to Washington D.C.; continued activism and philanthropic work; Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund; current LGBT movement.
Interviewer(s)Michael Mims
Physical Description127 pp.
Terms of UseOpen