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  • Collection: David Aiken Papers (Series II)

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Man dressed as Glinda the Good Witch wearing roller skates.

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Men in drag walking in the Christopher Street Liberation Day parade.

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draft of article on court ruling to reinstate two gay U.S. Civil Service staff members who had been fired for their sexuality.

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draft of article on changes in the U.S. Civil Service rules that ended differential evaluation of gay applicants.

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draft of article on the end of the U.S. Civil Service ban on hiring gay employees

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draft article on efforts to convince the United States Commission on Civil Rights to claim authority over cases involving discrimination based on homosexuality.

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draft article on conference organized by the Gay Activists Alliance on gay rights and the federal government.

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Ttypescript of article on D.C. officials decision to stop using plainclothes policemen in gay cruising areas

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draft article on the higher taxes paid by unmarried people compared to married couples.

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Aiken detailed the implementation of a new DC law stating that sexual orientation could not be a conclusive consideration for deciding child custody issues.

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Aiken reported the initial success of the Gay Activists Alliance in removing funding for the Metropolitan Police Department's Prostitution, Perversion and Obscenity squad which had entrapped many homosexuals. The article demonstrates the use of the…

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Obituary of David Aiken

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Aiken reported unanimous passage by the DC Council of law eliminating sex discriminatory language from many sections of the DD legal code, including issues of child custody affecting the gay community.

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draft article on the experience of the District of Columbia residents as they began exercising home rule.

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Aiken discused the ramifications of the prosecution of local gay lawyer Joe Stewart for cruising in a DC park.

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Aiken assessed the results of a meeting between Mayor Washington and the Gay Activists Alliance in the wake of a police raid on the Club Baths the previous month.

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draft of article on efforts to work with local principals to combat stereotypes of gay men and lesbians in the District of Columbia School District.

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Deposition of Jeff Blake, former bartender of the Grand Central disco, regarding the racist instructions given him by the owners of the Grand Central on how to treat African American customers.
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