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A recording of a candidate screening of Bill Nelson, Dallas Jackson, Roy Williams, Ronnie Le Rouge, Tom Williams, and Bill McCalpin who are being interviewed during their run for Dallas City Council positions in 1987. Each candidate has three minutes to make an opening statement, and twelve minutes to answer follow up questions from the audience on clarification on where the candidates stand on certain topics and their answers to six survey questions answered beforehand.
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A recording of several screening interviews of candidates running for public office, including David Childs (Tax Assessor and Collector of Dallas County), Jo DeWitty (Constable of Precinct 8), Juan Jasso (State Representative of District 103), Edgar L. McMillan, Jr. (Constable of Precinct 8), Ceil Wiseman (Tax Assessor and Collector of Dallas County), and Burl Jernigan (Constable of Precinct 7). Topics discussed by the candidates include policy changes, budgeting plans, LGBT+ rights, discrimina…
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A recording of screenings of candidates for public office by the LGPC talking with J. Robinson (Justice of the Peace in Precinct 1-Place 1), Jim Foster (Constable of Precinct 7), and Brian Drummond (re-election to Democratic Chair of Precinct 3304, Oak Lawn). Topics discussed include policies for anti-discrimination in the workplace, the AIDS crisis, HIV, homophobia, and voter awareness.
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A recording of the LGPC candidate screening interviews of candidates running for public office including Fred Blair(re-election as State Representative of District 110), Vince Zubra, Jr. (Constable of Precinct 1), David Cain (re-election as State Representative of District 7), Sandy Kress (re-election as Denton County Sheriff), James Fantroy (Constable of Precinct 8), a representative for George Allen (re-election to Justice of the Peace of Precinct 8 - Place 1), and Kenneth Green (State Repres…
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A recording of the candidate screenings of Lori Palmer, Verna Thomas, Marvin Steakley, and Charles Tandy during their run for Dallas City Council positions in 1987. Each candidate had time to discuss their answer to suvery questions answered beforehand, as well as follow-up questions from the audience on clarification on candidates' positions on equal rights.
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A recording of phone calls made by Jack Crout, of the Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition Dallas, to candidates seeking endorsement from the political organization to set up a time to be interviewed during their run for Dallas City Council positions in 1987. Mr. Crout explains that the candidates will have 15 minutes screening, three minutes for general statements and twelve minutes for general questioning; candidates include Roy Williams, Ronnie Le Rouge, Marvin Steakley, Irene Young, Lori Palmer…
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A recording of the LGPC of screening interviews of candidates running for public office, including James Paschal (re-election as Constable of Precinct 7), Eddie Morgan (Precinct 3304 chair), Samuel W. Hudson, III (State Legislative District 100), and Charles R. Rose (Justice of the Peace in Precinct 8). Topics discussed in the screenings include the AIDS epidemic, housing issues, discrimination in the workplace and in the community, Civil Rights, demographic changes, candidate experience, quali…
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Photograph of Don Baker, Dick Peeples, Louise Young, Steve Wilkins, and Jerry Ward around a table during the Dallas Gay Political Caucus First Retreat.
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Photograph of Vivienne Armstrong and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson posing together with a letter-sized envelope at the 1994 Democratic convention in Texas.
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Photograph of Vivienne Armstrong and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson posing together with a letter-sized envelope at the 1994 Democratic convention in Texas.
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One clipping from Dallas Times Herald for September 9, 1985. "Perspective on Section 21.06" describes how Section 21.06, which made homosexual conduct in public or private a Class C misdemeanor, is useless to law enforcement due to the impracticality of enforcing a law in private settings and was written for political reasons.
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Photocopy of a clipping from San Antonio Light for September 1, 1985. "Homosexual law ruling is a threat to privacy" describes how Section 21.06 violates citizen's right to privacy with the help of a quote from Judge Irving Goldberg. This article also details how the law could potentially worsen the AIDS epidemic.
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Letter to Louise Young from Willie Lavergne of the State of Texas House of Representatives. Attached is a bill from March 11, 1977. "H.B. No. 1902"
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Letter from Lori Palmer to Al Calkin and Peter Brooks dated January 18, 1989. Invited Calkin and Brooks to Palmer's final announcement press conference as a City Council candidate in Place 2.
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Full page from the Dallas Times Herald for February 19, 1989. Relevant article is "Council candidates lining up" which details which candidates are expected for the Dallas City Council election of May 6, 1989.
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Letter from John C. Pouland addressed to fellow Democrats and dated January 19, 1989. Pouland advocates for his election to Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee Party Chair at the January 30, 1990 election. On the back a photocopy of a clipping from the Dallas Morning News by Pouland, "Why Hance went to Vienna" speculates about the purpose of Kent Hance's trips to Vienna being part of a plan to run for governor in 1990.
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Clipping from the Denton Record & Chronicle for July 19, 1989. "Some area agencies oppose hiring gay officers" describes the admittance of North Texas police departments to practice discriminatory hiring practices towards gays.
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Full newspaper page from the Dallas Morning News for July 14, 1989. Relevant article "Quest for job turns into local crusade" describes Mica England rejection from the Dallas Police Department due to her sexuality.
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Letter from the Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council and President, John C. Gavras, to Craig Holcomb addressed March 21, 1989. Describes the desire by the hospital industry to be excluded from the public accommodations section of the proposed ordinance amendment.
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Full newspaper page from Dallas Times Herald for May 2, 1987. Relevant article "Jerry Rucker: Think, then talk" describes Rucker's response to the appointment of Michael Milliken to the Cable Access of Dallas Inc. board.
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Clipping from Dallas Times Herald for October 11, 1986. "Taylor keeps options open for re-election" discusses the possibility of Dallas Mayor A Starke Taylor running for a third term.
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