[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
[Clipping: Advertisement for The Homosexual Network by Enrique Rueda] (open access)

[Clipping: Advertisement for The Homosexual Network by Enrique Rueda]

Clipping of an advertisement for a book, The Homosexual Network: Private Lives and Public Policy, by Enrique Rueda. The reverse of the ad shows that it was printed in the July 22, 1983 issue of National Review. According to the ad, the 700-page book by Rueda covers "every aspect of the homosexual movement that bears on politics, religion and social life". The ad quotes positive reviews of the book from Morton Blackwell, Jerry Falwell, and Rev. Charles Fiore. At the bottom of the advertisement is a coupon for membership in the Conservative Book Club.
Date: July 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: " 'Homosexuality is a death-style,' gay rights foe tells psychologists", GayLife] (open access)

[Clipping: " 'Homosexuality is a death-style,' gay rights foe tells psychologists", GayLife]

Clipping of an article by Kārlis Streips from the LGBT weekly publication GayLife. The article recounts controversial comments on homosexuality made by the psychologist Paul Cameron at the 1983 Midwestern Psychological Association convention in Chicago. According to the article, Cameron claimed, among other things, "that homosexuals are 20 times more likely to commit mass murder than are heterosexuals".
Date: May 12, 1983
Creator: Streips, Kārlis
Object Type: Clipping
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
The Gay Plague: Homosexuality and Disease (open access)

The Gay Plague: Homosexuality and Disease

A pamphlet produced by the Alert Citizens of Texas opposing homosexuality with the headings: Gay Sex, Gay Disease, AIDS, Gay Sociology, Gay Psychology, The Gay Game Plan, Gay Legal Victories, Get Involved, and References. The text includes statistics and statements on each of the topics.
Date: 1983
Creator: Alert Citizens of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Homosexual Plague (open access)

The Homosexual Plague

A pamphlet produced by the Christian Voice Foundation containing statistics and anti-homosexual statements, with references and Bible verses. It includes topic headings for Gay Disease -- Gay Death, Gay Politics -- Gay Power, Gay Pride - Gay Pity, and Gay Surrender.
Date: 1983
Creator: Allen, Ray
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mike Richards at Desert Mountains, 1983]

A photograph of Mike Richards standing and resting his arm on a viewer in a desert mountain setting. Written on the back of the card is the date, "Feb. 23, 1983."
Date: February 23, 1983
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

[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
[Letter to the Editor from Ann Brown - 1983] (open access)

[Letter to the Editor from Ann Brown - 1983]

Letter from Ann Brown to members of the Dallas Gay Alliance concerning issues during 1983 centering around the AIDS epidemic and the Texas Freedom Festival.
Date: 1983
Creator: Brown, Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dialog, Volume 7, Number 8, August 1983 (open access)

Dialog, Volume 7, Number 8, August 1983

Newsletter of the Dallas Gay Alliance containing information about news and events in the organization or of interest to its members. This issue includes a cover feature on the anniversary of the 21.06 victory.
Date: August 1983
Creator: Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[AIDS Resource Center PSA] (open access)

[AIDS Resource Center PSA]

Flyer for the AIDS Resource Center advertising services that the organization provides as part of its community outreach and educational programming.
Date: [1983..1988]
Creator: AIDS Resource Center
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Members of the Dallas Gay Alliance]

Portrait of members and friends of the Dallas Gay Alliance posing together in front of a gray studio backdrop. Identified from left to right: (front row) Bill Nelson, Linda Mitchell, and Terry Tebedo; (back row) Joe Desmond, Keith Snow, Ken Flanagan, Tony Anthony, William Waybourn, and Craig Spaulding.
Date: [1983..1987]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: AIDS: Aquired immune deficiency syndrome] (open access)

[Clipping: AIDS: Aquired immune deficiency syndrome]

A Dallas Morning News clipping on how the the AIDS crisis had affected the Dallas LGBTQIA+ community since it started sickening patients.
Date: January 25, 1983
Creator: Colen, B.D.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: AIDS: A new disease's deadly odyssey] (open access)

[Clipping: AIDS: A new disease's deadly odyssey]

A New York Times Magazine clipping about how the AIDS virus confused medical experts and affected a number of communities.
Date: February 6, 1983
Creator: Henig, Robin Marantz
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of long distance call] (open access)

[Receipt of long distance call]

A receipt of a long distance call by Donald Maison to David L. Botsford. The rest of the documents are time slips of the Schwiderski v. State court case.
Date: July 6, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Re: State of Texas v. Richard Craig Schwiderski, #CCR-80-18891-H/B to Odessa Thomas] (open access)

[Re: State of Texas v. Richard Craig Schwiderski, #CCR-80-18891-H/B to Odessa Thomas]

A fax from Donald Maison requesting the County Criminal Court clerk, Odessa Thomas, to be notified of any changes from the Court of Appeals based on the Richard Schwiderski v. State of Texas case.
Date: November 29, 1983
Creator: Frank Maloney and Association
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appeals confirmation for Richard Craig Schwiderski vs. The State of Texas] (open access)

[Appeals confirmation for Richard Craig Schwiderski vs. The State of Texas]

Court of appeals confirmation information for the Richard Craig Schwiderski vs. The State of Texas case.
Date: December 1, 1983
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Re: State of Texas vs. Richard Craig Schwideski; In the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, No. 331-83] (open access)

[Re: State of Texas vs. Richard Craig Schwideski; In the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, No. 331-83]

A letter written by Donald J. Maison Jr. which he congratulates Richard Craig Schwiderski as well as delivering the news that Schwiderski is entitled to an expunction with one caveat for the court trial.
Date: November 30, 1983
Creator: Maison, Donald J. Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Re: The State of Texas v.s Richard Craig Schwiderski #CCR 80-18891-H/B] (open access)

[Re: The State of Texas v.s Richard Craig Schwiderski #CCR 80-18891-H/B]

A fax from the Frank Maloney and Associates law office pertaining to the Court of Appeals reconsidering the State of Texas v. Richard Craig Schwiderski final verdict based on the Herring v. the State of Texas court case.
Date: March 30, 1983
Creator: Frank Maloney and Associates
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Donald Maison's services] (open access)

[Receipt of Donald Maison's services]

A receipt for Donald Maison's services at Richard Schwiderski's trial which includes all expenses and total of bill.
Date: June 7, 1983
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library