Letter from Edra Bogle to Jerry Stout, June 13, 1977
Title
Letter from Edra Bogle to Jerry Stout, June 13, 1977
Subject
Texas Gay / Lesbian Task Force
Bogle, Edra; Stout, Jerry
Description
Originally formed as the Texas Gay Task Force, the TGLTF was the first statewide gay/lesbian organization in Texas. Organized in 1973 for the purpose of planning annual conferences (until 1990), the TGLTF served as the parent organization for the Lesbian/Gay Democrats of Texas and the Lesbian/Gay Rights Advocates.
Letter from Edra Bogle to Jerry Stout, editor of the Denton County Enterprise, responding to his confusion over the push for gay rights. Bogle explains the discrimination and harassment that comes with being openly gay in this time period and how changing laws and ordinances can help to stop this.
Date
6/13/1977
Rights
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Format
2 pgs.
Language
en
Type
Letters
Manuscripts
Identifier
MSS380_letter_19770613
Is Part Of
Texas Gay / Lesbian Task Force Records, 1970s-1991.
Accrual Method
Gift
Provenance
Bogle, Edra
Rights Holder
Woman's Collection, Texas Woman's University, P.O. Box 425528, Denton, TX 76204
Files
Citation
“Letter from Edra Bogle to Jerry Stout, June 13, 1977,” TWU Digital Exhibits, accessed May 8, 2024, http://exhibits.twu.edu/ex/items/show/280.