[Copy of Newspaper: Gay 'Coming Out Day' ad rejected]

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A copy of a newspaper article from the Dallas Times Herald addressing a possible lawsuit against the Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times Herald after they rejected an advertisement that would publish the names or initials of LGBT individuals celebrating National Coming Out Day.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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The Times Herald October 12, 1988.

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A copy of a newspaper article from the Dallas Times Herald addressing a possible lawsuit against the Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times Herald after they rejected an advertisement that would publish the names or initials of LGBT individuals celebrating National Coming Out Day.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Dennis Vercher Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0789), 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.

Dennis Vercher Collection (The Dallas Way)

Named for journalist and activist Dennis Vercher. These materials, which include correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial documentation and press releases, relate to LGBT activism, legislation and HIV/AIDS.

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[Newspaper Article: Gay 'Coming Out Day' ad rejected]

A newspaper article from the Dallas Times Herald addressing a possible lawsuit against the Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times Herald after they rejected an advertisement that would publish the names or initials of LGBT individuals celebrating National Coming Out Day.

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  • October 12, 1988

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The Times Herald. [Copy of Newspaper: Gay 'Coming Out Day' ad rejected], text, October 12, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851833/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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