[Front page of 'The Washington Blade', August 4, 2000]

One of 99 items in the series: Charles C. Francis Papers, 1911-2013 available on this site.

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The front page of the LGBT newspaper 'The Washington Blade' with various articles on it. At the top are "D.C. Gay liaison fired", "Over the rainbow", and "Double whammy". Below are sections of three other articles titled "Something about Mary", "'We shut them out'", and "Working the lavender tranches". The majority of articles are about the gay and lesbian response to recent Republican policies and political events.

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1 p. : ill.

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The Washington Blade August 4, 2000.

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The front page of the LGBT newspaper 'The Washington Blade' with various articles on it. At the top are "D.C. Gay liaison fired", "Over the rainbow", and "Double whammy". Below are sections of three other articles titled "Something about Mary", "'We shut them out'", and "Working the lavender tranches". The majority of articles are about the gay and lesbian response to recent Republican policies and political events.

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1 p. : ill.

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  • Preferred Citation: Charles C. Francis Papers 1911-2013 (AR0835), University of North Texas Special Collections

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LGBT Collections

Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

Charles C. Francis Papers

Documentation on the politics of gay rights during George W. Bush's presidential election and the first four years of the Bush administration. Includes correspondence, articles, clippings, photographs, and video.

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  • August 4, 2000

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  • May 15, 2015, 6:42 a.m.

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  • June 24, 2020, 11:46 a.m.

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The Washington Blade. [Front page of 'The Washington Blade', August 4, 2000], newspaper, August 4, 2000; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504791/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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