Dallas LGBT | Oral History

Dallas LGBT

OH 1796

For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. President and CEO at AIDS Service of Dallas, lawyer, and longtime activist in the Dallas LGBT community. Childhood in Michigan; move to Chicago, Illinois, and then to the Dallas, Texas area for college; work for Dallas County Juvenile Department; law school in San Antonio, Texas; coming out; involvement in the Dallas Gay Alliance (DGA); AIDS epidemic; work at AIDS Service of Dallas; Texas anti-gay legislation and police raids; Village Station arrests and trials; activism in Dallas.

OH 1859

For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Administrator and co-founder of the UNT Ally program. Building LGBT resources at the UNT library and Ally program; Safe Zone programs; faculty training to support LGBT students in the DFW Metroplex; education and work experiences; influence to become an Ally; support of the gay community.