[Clippings: Grigson: Gays suffer from pathological illness]

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Two newspaper clippings of a story from the June 17, 1981 edition of Dallas Times Herald. The article discusses Donald Baker's court case challenging Texas Penal Code 21.06 that "prohibits sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex" and includes Dallas psychiatrist James Grigson's court testimony that homosexuality is a "pathological illness." On the reverse sides of the clippings are Action Line segments, weather information, and other news articles about Texas events.

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2 clippings : ill. ; 17 x 37 cm., or smaller

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Oglesby, Roger July 17, 1981.

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Two newspaper clippings of a story from the June 17, 1981 edition of Dallas Times Herald. The article discusses Donald Baker's court case challenging Texas Penal Code 21.06 that "prohibits sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex" and includes Dallas psychiatrist James Grigson's court testimony that homosexuality is a "pathological illness." On the reverse sides of the clippings are Action Line segments, weather information, and other news articles about Texas events.

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2 clippings : ill. ; 17 x 37 cm., or smaller

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  • Preferred Citation: Donald F. Baker Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0843), University of North Texas Special Collections

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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.

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The Dallas Way Collections contains materials from over 30 different archival collections contributed by The Dallas Way.

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Donald F. Baker Collection (The Dallas Way)

The papers, photographs, publications, and artifacts of Donald F. Baker, a gay rights activist in Dallas, Texas. Most materials date from 1975-2000.

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  • July 17, 1981

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Oglesby, Roger. [Clippings: Grigson: Gays suffer from pathological illness], clipping, July 17, 1981; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2572064/: accessed October 11, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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