[Political advertisement letter]

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Letter from Allan G. Calkin that is paid for by Calkin. Functions as a political advertisement that criticizes Dallas City Council Place 9 candidate Harriet Miers. Emphasizes Miers discrimination against women and gays coming in the form of her anti-choice stance and favoring of legislation that criminalizes sexual activities of adults of the same gender in private. Calkin describes the damage that discrimination has caused throughout history and the potential danger of Miers' stances.

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[1] p. : b&w. ; 28 cm.

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Calkin, Allan G. April 10, 1989.

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Letter from Allan G. Calkin that is paid for by Calkin. Functions as a political advertisement that criticizes Dallas City Council Place 9 candidate Harriet Miers. Emphasizes Miers discrimination against women and gays coming in the form of her anti-choice stance and favoring of legislation that criminalizes sexual activities of adults of the same gender in private. Calkin describes the damage that discrimination has caused throughout history and the potential danger of Miers' stances.

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[1] p. : b&w. ; 28 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers (AR0887), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Sound recordings of the Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition's screening interviews of candidates running for public office in Dallas in 1987 and 1988. Also includes a video conversation about the Dallas Gay Political Caucus from 1996.

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Calkin, Allan G. [Political advertisement letter], letter, April 10, 1989; Dallas, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1786226/: accessed September 6, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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