OH 1808 | Oral History

OH 1808

For 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.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 127 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Michael Mims
Date of Interview May 22, 2013

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