[Political cartoon of Jerry Falwell]

This document includes a political cartoon featuring Jerry Falwell, published in the Austin American-Statesman. The cartoon depicts Falwell in pajamas praying at his bed. "Jerry Falwell" is written on the headboard of the bed; a portrait of Falwell hangs above the headboard. A lamp, a Mickey Mouse doll, and a copy of the Bible are on the nightstand beside the bed. The cartoon's caption (Falwell's prayer) reads, "We thank thee for the gifts of thy bountiful herpes and thine blessed AIDS, O, Lord...Now send us something for all the other weirdos." To the right of the kneeling Falwell, the speech balloon of a character with an elongated nose reads, "Our cup runneth over". An unknown artist's signature is included in the upper right of the cartoon. "19 July 83- Austin American Statesman - Falwell" is printed vertically to the right of the cartoon. The following is printed below the cartoon: "Please return this cartoon to the Dallas Gay/Lesbian Historic Archives. 6146 St. Moritz, Dallas, Texas 75214".
Date: July 19, 1983
Creator: Austin American-Statesman
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library
I'm Gay . . . O.K.? (open access)

I'm Gay . . . O.K.?

Pamphlet or tract published by Last Days Ministries of Lindale, Texas, intended for questioning or homosexual readers. The tract lays out the Christian case against homosexuality based on biblical sources and encourages readers to turn and/or keep away from homosexuality.
Date: 1984
Creator: Bennett, Martin
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Campbell B. Read to Station Manager of KVTT-FM 91.7, "Request for Equal Time" - May 14, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Campbell B. Read to Station Manager of KVTT-FM 91.7, "Request for Equal Time" - May 14, 1983]

Letter from Campbell B. Read, Ph.D. to the Station Manager of the Christian radio station KVTT 91.7 FM in Dallas. Dr. Read is requesting equal time to respond to certain claims made by Dr. Paul Cameron, Dr. Clem Mueller, and a vice officer of the Dallas Police Department on the "Point of View" talk radio program on May 13, 1983. The topic of the talk show was the health aspects of homosexual behavior. Read writes that the Federal Communications Commission requires that radio stations give equal time for rebuttal if "questionable, if not slanderous, statements are made about [minority] groups". Read, who holds a Ph. D. in Statistics, challenges the claims made by the guests on the talk show and claims that their comments about the gay community were indeed slanderous.
Date: May 14, 1983
Creator: Read, Campbell B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from H. Clem Mueller, M.D. of Alert Citizens of Texas, Inc. to "Concerned Texan"] (open access)

[Letter from H. Clem Mueller, M.D. of Alert Citizens of Texas, Inc. to "Concerned Texan"]

Letter from H. Clem Mueller, M.D. of Alert Citizens of Texas, Inc. to supporters of the corporation "who are concerned about the various threats posed by homosexual conduct to the normal citizens of this State" (p. 3). "BEWARE" is written in red ink on the first page of the letter. In the letter, Mueller cites various studies and statistics about the "Gay Plague" (i.e., AIDS) and includes other warnings about how "homosexuality is extremely dangerous from a public health standpoint" (p. 2). The letter encourages readers to express their concerns about the "Gay Plague" to the Texas Legislature, and asks for financial contributions from the organization's supporters.
Date: [1983,1984]
Creator: Alert Citizens of Texas, Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Club offers latest drugs for AIDS] (open access)

[Clipping: Club offers latest drugs for AIDS]

Continuation of an article from The Dallas Morning News discussing alternative treatments used by AIDS and HIV-positive patients supplied by the Dallas Buyer's Club. It includes a photograph of Ron Woodroof, the founder of the Dallas Buyer's Club, posing with a selection of pills and bottles. Portions of several other articles are on the back of the clipping.
Date: May 17, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Ronald Woodroof - September 7, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Ronald Woodroof - September 7, 1988]

Photocopy of a letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Ronald D. Woodroof clarifying legal advice that he provided to Woodroof regarding a civil action case. He also mentions a phone call regarding a drug protocol that they had discussed. The subject line reads "Dallas Gay Alliance, Inc., et al. vs. Dallas County Hospital District, et al., Civil Action Number CA 3-88-1394-H, In the United States District Court for the Northern District Texas - Dallas Division."
Date: September 7, 1988
Creator: Maison, Donald J., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ronald Woodroof to William Waybourn - September 6, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Ronald Woodroof to William Waybourn - September 6, 1988]

Photocopy of a letter from Ronald D. Woodroof to William Waybourn, president of Dallas Gay Alliance, regarding the pneumococcal vaccine. It includes a copy of a press release from the Dallas County Health Department regarding the vaccine.
Date: September 6, 1988
Creator: Woodroof, Ronald D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[AIDS Update Float at Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade]

Photograph of the AIDS Update float in the 1988 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. The AIDS Resource Center banner can be seen in the back right of the photo. Riders in the car include Dave Lewis (right), editor, Rodd Gray (as Patti le Plae Safe), columnist, and Dave's partner, whose name is unknown.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Nelson and Crowd in Front of a Banner]

Photograph of a crowd of people (including activist Bill Nelson) socializing in front of a banner that reads "Never Forget: Dallas Gay Alliance." The photo was taken in a dark outside space and there are large wreaths and floral arrangements around the sign. This event was taken at a memorial for Terry Tebedo in 1988.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Nelson, Speaking]

Photograph of Bill Nelson speaking to a crowd at the memorial for Terry Tebedo. A group of people is visible in the background, including a man holding a video camera. Behind Nelson, there are several flower arrangements surrounding a partially-obscured banner that says "Never Forget. Dallas Gay Alliance."
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Nelson and Crowd]

Photograph of Bill Nelson speaking to a crowd at the memorial for Terry Tebedo”. People are visible on the right side of the image including a man near the center holding a cutout of a person, painted solid black. Behind Nelson, there is a striped rainbow flag and multiple flower arrangements. William Waybourn (far right) is pictured among the crowd.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bruce Monroe and Another Man in Front of a Banner at a Memorial Service for Terry Tebedo]

Photograph of two men, both in jeans and tennis shoes, standing in a dark outdoor area in front of a banner that reads "Never Forget : Dallas Gay Alliance" (partially obscured by the man on the left). The man on the left is Bruce Monroe. Large floral arrangements and wreaths sit under the banner. Photograph taken at the memorial service honoring Terry Tebedo, who died of AIDS complications in 1988. Members of the Dallas Gay Alliance are present, as well as members of Gay Urban Truth Squad (GUTS), a sub-organization of the Alliance.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dave Lewis and Bill Nelson at Pride III]

Photograph of Dave Lewis (left), and Bill Nelson (right) standing in front of a large group of people at Pride III in Lee Park, Dallas, Texas. Both of them are holding striped rainbow flags on metal poles; several people in the background also have flags. Handwritten on the back of this photo are the words, "R. Dise, #84-23. Shot #6. Pride III Dallas at Lee Park. Foreground, l-r: Dave Lewis Bill Nelson. 09-23-84."
Date: September 23, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Former Minister Don Eastman]

Photograph of Don Eastman, a former minister at MCC in Dallas, Texas, speaking in front of a microphone as the Grand Marshal during the Freedom Festival Parade in 1986. There is a medal hung around his neck on a striped ribbon.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Terry Tebedo - Cedar Springs]

A photograph of Terry Tebedo in Dallas, Texas, standing on a ladder and placing a a yellow Razzle Dazzle Dallas poster on a telephone pole in June of 1983. Razzle Dazzle Dallas is a local event celebrating LGBT Pride month in June. An American flag is above him on the pole. On the back of the photographer, there are Kodak stamps and a handwritten note: "Terry Tebedo w/RDP poster - on Cedar Springs, June 83."
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Banner for Nelson - Tebedo AIDS Research Clinic]

Photograph of a banner for the Bill Nelson and Terry Tebedo Clinic for AIDS Research, located in Dallas, Texas. The banner has a blue background with letters cut out of T-shirts or other materials; there is a row of icons and symbols across the bottom of the banner. The banner includes Bill Nelson’s jacket from his time as a high school coach, campaign materials from when he ran for office in Dallas, and other items honoring the work and lives of Nelson and Tebedo.
Date: [1980..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dallas Gay Alliance T-Shirt (2)]

White T-shirt with an image of a flag and the words "Dallas Gay Alliance" underneath. The flag has a blue square in the upper-left corner containing blue and white silhouettes of faces; the rest of the flag has rainbow stripes.
Date: [1983..1993]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dallas Gay Alliance T-Shirt]

White T-shirt with an image of a flag and the words "Dallas Gay Alliance" underneath. The flag has a blue square in the upper-left corner containing blue and white silhouettes of faces; the rest of the flag has rainbow stripes.
Date: [1983..1993]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Close-Up of Dallas Gay Alliance T-Shirt]

Close-up of the Dallas Gay Alliance logo on a white T-shirt. Part of a flag is visible, which has a blue square in the upper-left corner containing blue and white silhouettes of faces; the rest of the flag has rainbow stripes.
Date: [1983..1993]
Creator: Monroe, Bruce
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Vials of Compound Q]

Two vials of Compound Q, a drug made available by Ron Woodroof through the Dallas Buyer's Club to fight AIDS.
Date: [1988..1992]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Crossroads Market Bag]

Bag from Crossroads Market, a store run by Bill Nelson, Terry Tebedo, and William Waybourn throughout the 1980s. The bag has a logo with the initials "CM" in the center of a circle and text underneath that says "Crossroads Market Bookstore & Cafe."
Date: [1980..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of the cast of a Theater Gemini Production]

Photograph of the cast of a Theater Gemini Production, starring in "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove." The back of the images reads: "The Cast of a Theatre Gemini Production."
Date: February 7, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[AIDS Update Float at Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade]

Photograph of the AIDS Update float in the 1988 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. The AIDS Resource Center banner can be seen in the back right of the photo. Riders in the car include Dave Lewis (right), editor, Rodd Gray (as Patti le Plae Safe), columnist, and Dave's partner, whose name is unknown.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Collage of Nuclear Meltdown Party Revelers, Sponsors, and Victims]

Collage of five photographs of Nuclear Meltdown Party revelers, sponsors, and victims. George "Tony" Anthony of the Dallas Gay Alliance and Mark Rogers are included in these photos.
Date: June 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library