| 词条 | Jim Dressel |
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| image = | name = Jim Dressel | state_house = Michigan | district = 95th | term_start = January 1, 1979 | term_end =December 31, 1984 | predecessor = | successor = | birth_date = October 14, 1943 | birth_place = Holland, Michigan | death_date = March 24, 1992 | death_place = Lansing, Michigan | party = Republican | alma_mater = University of Michigan | occupation = Air Force pilot | spouse = | children = | residence = }} Captain James K. Dressel (October 14, 1943 – March 24, 1992) was an Air Force pilot, and a Michigan politician in the 1970s and early 1980s. Although he was a conservative Republican, in 1983 he co-sponsored the state's first bill to protect gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment and housing. He was profiled in Randy Shilts' book Conduct Unbecoming in the chapter "Heroes".[1] BiographyDressel was born in Holland, Michigan, to German and Dutch parents, and raised in the United Methodist Church.[1] He graduated from Hope College in 1967, then enlisted in the air force. Beginning in 1970, he served a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, piloting fighter jets and bombing enemy supply runs from a base in Thailand, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and other decorations.[1] Following his military service, he became a member of the Air National Guard and began a career in politics as a Republican. He was elected to the Ottawa County Commission, and served as county treasurer before being elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1978, serving the 95th District.[2] Although he was a conservative Goldwater Republican, he cooperated with Democratic legislators on programs to aid the city of Detroit and other practical issues facing the state.[1] He surprised his constituents in October 1983 by co-sponsoring House Bill 5000, an amendment to the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on "sexual orientation" in employment and housing.[3] A 40-year-old bachelor, he was subsequently speculated to be gay, but refused at the time to confirm or deny it, citing the principle he was trying to demonstrate: that it shouldn't matter.[1] He was soundly defeated in the Republican primary for re-election in 1984, by a candidate he had easily out-polled in the previous primary.[8] He was later somewhat more open about his homosexuality, and became active in advocating civil rights protection for gay and lesbian people, including a stint leading the Michigan Organization for Human Rights.[8] He died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1992, at the age of 48.[4] The Michigan Legislature passed a resolution honoring him upon his death. References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last1=Shilts|first1=Randy|title=Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military|date=1993|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=0-312-09261-X|pages=439–442}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dressel, James K.}}{{Michigan-politician-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Index to Politicians: Drasin to Drexler|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html|website=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=8 December 2015}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.gongwer.com/programming/blogindex.cfm?postid=6001#sthash.9r4Nizfs.CHo9isH7.dpbs|title=Gongwer News Service - Michigan|website=www.gongwer.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news | first=Todd | last=VerBeek | url=http://rzero.com/diffangle/JimDressel.html | title = Jim Dressel (Oct. 14, 1943 - Mar. 24, 1992) | work = Network News | date= May 1992 | accessdate = 2007-07-22 }} 12 : 1943 births|1992 deaths|AIDS-related deaths in Michigan|American LGBT military personnel|American air force personnel of the Vietnam War|Gay politicians|LGBT rights activists from the United States|LGBT state legislators in Michigan|Members of the Michigan House of Representatives|Michigan Republicans|Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|20th-century American politicians |
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