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- Collection: David Aiken Papers (Series II)
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acanfora : typescript of article on Joe Acanfora case
In the mid-70s, Joe Acanfora, a science teacher in the Montgomery County, MD public schools was fired after he was revealed to be gay. In this article, Aiken summarized the case to date with comments on the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…
acanfora : typescript of article on Joe Acanfora case
In the mid-70s, Joe Acanfora, a science teacher in the Montgomery County, MD public schools was fired after he was revealed to be gay. In this article, Aiken discussed the support of the National Education Association for Acanfora's legal struggle.
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In the mid-70s, Joe Acanfora, a science teacher in the Montgomery County, MD public schools was fired after he was revealed to be gay. In this article, Aiken discussed the US Supreme Court's decision not to grant a certiori in the case.
d.c. police : typescript of article on the Washington, D.C Metropolitan Police Department
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…
dc police : typescript of article on the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
Aiken discused the ramifications of the prosecution of local gay lawyer Joe Stewart for cruising in a DC park.
dc police : typescript of article on the Washington Metropolitan Police Department
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.
custody : typescript of article on new DC custody law
Aiken detailed the implementation of a new DC law stating that sexual orientation could not be a conclusive consideration for deciding child custody issues.
dc : typescript of article on revised DC custody laws
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.
cops : typescript of article on D.C. ending the use plainclothes policemen in gay cruising areas
Ttypescript of article on D.C. officials decision to stop using plainclothes policemen in gay cruising areas
washington : typescript of an article on the expansion of gay rights in the District of Columbia
Aiken saw a major expansion of local gay political influence as a meeting with Mayor Washington moved six major issues forward.
fairfax : typescript of article on Fairfax County civil rights
Aiken covered the recent failed campaign to bring civil rights protections to the gay community in suburban Fairfax County, VA.
discrimination : typescript of article on discrimination against African Americans in gay bars
Typescript of article outlining the overt racism from the bar owners toward African American customers that bar tender Jeff Blake of the Grand Central observed.
Regency Health Club article
Typescript of news article about the Regency Health Club and its owner, David Harris written by David Aiken for the Friends Radio Program.
maryland : typescript of article on first gay rights demonstration in Annapolis, Maryland
Aiken reported on the first gay rights demonstrations in Annapolis.
maryland : typescript of an article on gay employment rights bill in Maryland
Aiken summarized the efforts of Maryland gays to win approval of an employment rights bill.
appeals : typescript of article on court ruling regarding Pentagon security clearance practices
draft of article on the ruling of a three judge panel on the Pentagon's intimate questions of three gay men being interviewed for security clearances.
civil : typescript of article on possible end to sexuality-based discriminatory hiring practices in the U.S. Civil Service Commission
draft of article on changes in the U.S. Civil Service rules that ended differential evaluation of gay applicants.
civil : typescript of article on court orders to reinstate gay employees to the U.S. Civil Service
draft of article on court ruling to reinstate two gay U.S. Civil Service staff members who had been fired for their sexuality.
civil : typescript of article on U.S. Civil Service Commissions end to the ban on hiring gay employees
draft of article on the end of the U.S. Civil Service ban on hiring gay employees
commission : typescript of article on efforts to convince U.S. Civil Rights Commission to claim jurisdiction over cases involving discrimination based on homosexuality
draft article on efforts to convince the United States Commission on Civil Rights to claim authority over cases involving discrimination based on homosexuality.
confab : typescript of article on conference on gay rights
draft article on conference organized by the Gay Activists Alliance on gay rights and the federal government.
cost : typescript of article on higher income taxes for unmarried people
draft article on the higher taxes paid by unmarried people compared to married couples.
dc council : typescript of article on the nascent District of Columbia local government
draft article on the experience of the District of Columbia residents as they began exercising home rule.