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- From: cgraham@convex.com (Chip Graham)
- Subject: Re: Dallas (was Re: Austin, TX joins Colo. Boycott)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.125834.7826@convex.com>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:58:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.163206.10489@exu.ericsson.se> exukev@exu.ericsson.se (Kevin Autrey) writes:
- >
- >What are you doing to enhance the situation? I trust that you aren't
- >just sitting back criticizing without taking an active role in some
- >aspect of community involvement in an effort to improve things, right?
- >
- >By the way Chip - this post isn't meant as a flame directed towards
- >you - I just think Dallas has a lot to offer - and I think that with
- >some work, Dallas could become another Austin.
-
- Ok, the hit was well taken. I am down on Dallas because for the last few
- years I have been active in trying to make change and got frustrated with
- the constant uphill battle. I guess you could say I got burnt out. I really
- hit the bottom when I had to deal with city manager Jan Hart's views on
- cutting all monies for AIDS programs. Having been on the Board of Directors
- for Aids Services of Dallas and been thru the fights with the City I became
- very cynical. I don't see these problems in other places I have been active.
- In Fort Worth the Aids Outreach Center is practically mainstream now. Most
- of their fundraisers are backed by straights and there are usually many more
- straights than gays at their functions. The same was true when I lived in
- Austin. Maybe I have just hit my head against the wall too many times in Dallas
- and have lost sight of the progress that has been made.
-
- Thanks for the wake up call.
- I think I just need a "new hat, new dress and a new attitude!"
- Here's to being Gay and Free in '93!
-
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