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LGBTQ+ people in the military

 Subject
Subject Source: Homosaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jinx Beers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JINX
Abstract

Jinx Beers was founder of Lesbian News and lifelong lesbian activist throughout Southern California. This collection represents administrative activities of Lesbian News as well as the writing and publication of Beers's memoir and various stories and articles.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1951 - 2018

Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CAMM
Abstract Margarethe (Grethe) Cammermeyer was born in 1942 in Oslo, Norway. Her career as a nurse in the military included distinguished service in Vietnam, work for the Veterans Administration, and a position as Chief Nurse of the Washington National Guard. As a result of her statement in an interview for top security clearance that she was a lesbian, she was separated from the military in 1992. She successfully challenged her discharge and the military’s regulations that mandated that lesbians and...
Dates: 1985-2016