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By Tammye Nash
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Paul von Wupperfeld
Paul von Wupperfeld is an officer with the GLBT employee group, LEGEND, at Texas
Instruments. He was elected regional chair of the DFW chapter of Out and Equal, an organiza-
tion focused on improving policies and benefits for GLBT people in the workplace. He is the
former Texas state president for Log Cabin Republicans but changed parties several years ago.
Last year he helped bis partner of 16 years, Andy Smith, in Smith's campaign for the Texas
Legislature.
How prig have you lived in Dallas?
I moved to Dallas from Austin in 1995 when I was hired by Texas Instruments. But my moth-
er and her family are from Dallas, so I spent a lot of time here when I was growing up.
What flo you do at Texas Instruments?
My aetiial job title is worldwide manager of employee communications for analogue. I work
with employees and executives at two of our largest businesses on improving communicatons
between employees and management.
How long have you been involved with Out and Equal DFW?
TexasInstrument's GLBT employee group, LEGEND, was contacted by the national Out and
Equal organization when talk first started about forming a local affiliate here in North Texas. I
attended the very first meeting and was involved in getting the local affiliate launched back in
2004. It has been inactive for awhile, but we are working to get it re-energized and to broaden
its base
What do you hope to accomplish as regional chair of Out and Equal?
My goal will be to try and go a comprehensive evaluation of the environment for GLBT
employees at major corporations here in the DFW area. I know some companies have terrific
policies, and some still have a ways to go. I want to get the employees at companies with strong
policies working with the employees at other companies that still need to improve their policies.
Why I you leave Log Cabin and the Republican Parly to become a Democrat?
€te€r time, I came to the decision that the work Log Cabin was doing within the Republican
Party was really going nowhere, and that if I wanted to make a more positive impact political-
ly, I needed to become active as a Democrat.
Soundout is a weekly column featuring people whose jobs and interests have ail impact on the daily lives of members
of the SLBT community. It features those who often go unnoticed by the press and community. If you'tl like to recom-
mend someone to cover in this column, contact staff writer Tammye Hash at nash@dallasvoice.com.
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