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[Col. Magarethe Cammermeyer]

Description: Documents with testimonials of discrimination gay and lesbian military personnel experience during their time serving the military. Testimonials include Col. Margarthe Cammermeyer and Amy Stepheson, who were both discharged from the military for their sexual orientation.
Date: June 9, 1992
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Press Release: Gay and Lesbian Desert Storm Soldiers]

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force discussing the recent correspondence sent by lawmakers to President Bush calling for an end to anti-LGBT military policy and applauding the lesbian and gay military personnel who served in Desert Storm.
Date: June 18, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Song for a Lonely Girl]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl wearing a low-back blue and white floral bodysuit paired with the verse "Song for a Lonely Girl" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction print of the painting "Bayonet Fighter with Wings" by Alexander Leydenfrost especially for the July edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting depicts a squad of nine soldiers unloading from a fighter plane that has landed in a field, carrying wi… more
Date: July 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Leydenfrost, Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: There'll Always Be a Christmas]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl flying wearing a red, white, and blue sheer dress printed with the navy star paired with a two stanza verse "There'll Always be a Christmas" in a gothic font by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting The Unkillable Quarry by John Falter used especially for the December edition of Esquire Magazine in 1943. The painting/print depicts a soldier (possib… more
Date: December 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Falter, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pentagon fires lesbian Colonel]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Pentagon discharging Col. Margerethe Cammermeyer for her sexual orientation. The National Guard offered her a position despite the dismissal of her military career.
Date: 1989
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Mica England on Larry King Live]

Description: Interview on Larry King Live with Mica England and William Waybourn, of the Dallas Gay Alliance, about England's anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department who refused to hire her because she is a lesbian. Conservative Republican Congressman Bob Dornan (California) is also interviewed and speaks about why he believes it is problematic to hire gay police officers. Viewers call in with comments and questions for the panelists. There is a promo for a later interview on the sa… more
Date: 1989
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hurrell Photograph: Constance Dowling]

Description: A front and back spread from the January edition of Esquire Magazine 1944. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of 1930s actress Constance Dowling [1920-1969] followed on the reverse by a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting The Year of Our Lord, 1943 by John Falter.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Hurrell, George & Falter, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Esquire Magazine Illustrations of Varga Girl and Air Force Pilot]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl in a pink and white patterned swimsuit paired with the verse "Beached for the Duration" by Phil Stack. On the following side is a spread of a reproduction print of the painting "The Pilot Who Wouldn't Bail Out" by John Falterdone especially for Esquire Magazine May 1944. The painting celebrates Airforce Captain Bob Hartzell, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. A small tear can be seen near the model's … more
Date: May 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Falter, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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