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Volume 7 Number 8 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE DALLAS GAY ALLIANCE August 1983
21.06 DECISION'S ANNIVERSARYTEXAS FREEDOM
FESTIVAL
by Alan Ross
It has been one year since Federal Judge
Jerry Buchmeyer struck down Section 21.06
of the Texas Penal Code. To celebrate the
first anniversary of this decision, the
Alliance is sponsoring and coordinating
a statewide Texas Freedom Festival during
the Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, 1983.
The featured event for the weekend will
be the Texas Command Performance at the
Majestic Theatre on Sunday, September 4th
at 8:00 P.M. The program is still in the
planning stages at this time; however,
several nationally-known gay entertainers
are under consideration. The program
will also include several local singing
groups, a dance group, and a band con-
cert. Tickets will be available very
soon at the Crossroads Market and Union
Jack. The performance will benefit the
newly formed National AIDS Federation
Lobby Project. The Lobby Project cur-
rently needs $200,000 to hire a lobbyist
in Washington, D.C., to ensure that fed-
eral funding is appropriated for AIDS
research. The Texas Command Performance
must raise $10,000 as a Texas commitment
to the Lobby Project.Many other events are still being plan-
ned and will be announced later in the
local gay publications. They will in-
clude an AIDS workshop on Saturday and an
AIDS forum on Sunday coordinated by Al-
liance member Howie Daire of the Oak Lawn
Counseling Center. An outdoor Celebra-
tion and Rally is being considered for
Saturday evening. Organizational meet-
ings, sporting events, and business
events will also take place.
The Board of Directors urges the mem-
bership to attend the August 8th general
meeting to learn more about the Festival
and to take part in this very important
state event and celebration. Plan now to
attend the performance at the Majestic
Theatre. The majority of the tickets
will be $10 for this highly entertaining
evening. Help us to attain the needed
commitment to the AIDS Lobby Project.GAY FREEDOM DAY
Gay Freedom Day, commemorating the 1982
Baker v. Wade decision, is slated for Wed-
nesday, August 17th at 8:30 P.M. in the
Reverchon Park amphitheater. Gay Freedom
Day celebrates Dallas U.S. District Judge
Jerry Buchmeyer's landmark opinion which
overturned Texas Penal Code Section 21.06
which had banned gay sexual behavior.
Entertainment for the event will be
provided. Betty Naylor, Austin lobbyist
for the Lesbian and Gay Rights Advocates,
will serve as special guest speaker.
Don Baker, past DGA President and plain-
tiff in the civil rights case which is
still on appeal, urges everyone to attend
this celebration which will hopefully be-
come an annual event.
GAY PROGRAMS ON CABLEThis August Warner-Amex Cable will air
several gay programs produced by DGA mem-
ber Stephen Wagner and co-producer Nellie
Thomas. "Dallas Gay Pride '83," featur-
ing highlights of the June 19th Gay
Pride Parade and Rally, will begin air-
ing on August 21st and run for four
weeks. Grand Marshals Dan Bradley and
Miriam Ben-Shalom, DGA President Mike
Stewart, MCC Pastor Don Eastman, and
N.O.W. President Lynn Carroll are among
the speakers included who explore the
history of the gay rights movement and
where we are now. This inspiring pro-
gram will not only offer those unable
to attend the parade and rally an oppor-
tunity to see the events, but also de-
monstrate to the straight viewing publicthe vitality of the gay rights movement
in Dallas.
Also airing in August are three pro-
grams highlighting the National Gay
Leadership Conference, in honor of the
first anniversary of the acclaimed na-
tional conference held in Dallas in
August 1982. The opening address by
noted gay author and journalist, Larry
Continued on Page 8JULY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
The July general membership meeting was
highlighted by the presentation of the
films "Greetings from Washington" and
"Out of Order", the endorsement of DART,
and the ratification of DGA President
Mike Stewart and Vice-President Bill
Nelson.
"Out of Order" is a new film documen-
tary focusing on the life and political
career of Harvey Milk, an openly-gay San
Francisco city supervisor. Milk, along
with Mayor George Moscone, was assassin-
ated by Dan White, a political rival.
DGA members voted 59 to 13 to donate $500
to support this film project. If film
producers raise $50,000 privately, they
will also win an additional matching
grant of $100,000 from WNET in New York.
DGA members, after lengthy debate,
voted 51 to 27 to endorse the upcoming
August 13th referendum on DART, the local
rapid transit plan. Both supporters and
opponents of the plan spoke at the meet-ing. Favoring the DART plan were former
City Council members Lee Simpson and
Adlene Harrison, as well as current Coun-
cil members Annette Strauss and Craig
Holcomb. Opposing the referendum were
Lucius Wagner, treasurer of the Down With
DART Committee and Dr. Percival Sealey, a
Bishop College professor.
Members also voted to extend the terms
of Mike Stewart and Bill Nelson as Presi-
dent and Vice President, respectively,
for a full one-year term.
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