1. Jinx Beers, born Clara Jean Beers, was an American activist and editor.
14 Facts About Jinx Beers
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Jinx Beers was founder of The Lesbian News, the longest-running newspaper for the lesbian community in the United States.
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Jinx Beers was a United States Air Force veteran, a scientist studying driver impairment, an art gallery director, and a mystery writer.
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Jinx Beers served in the United States Air Force, stationed in Germany from 1951 to 1955, and at the USAF Hospital in Long Beach; after her honorable discharge she served in the Air Force Reserve Command for another twelve years.
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Jinx Beers worked at the Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering at UCLA for 18 years, studying driver alertness and fatigue, impaired drivers, signage, and safety.
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Jinx Beers taught a 1970 course in UCLA's Experimental College titled "The Lesbian Experience".
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Jinx Beers was active in many protests, demonstrations, and other community activities in Los Angeles, and was a member of the National Organization of Women's Lesbian Rights Task Force.
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In 1975, Jinx Beers founded The Lesbian News, a free monthly publication for the lesbian community in Southern California.
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Jinx Beers wrote mystery stories, and was a member of the Los Angeles chapter of Sister in Crime.
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Jinx Beers received the Community Service Award from Southern California Women for Understanding.
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Jinx Beers was named the Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club's Woman of the Year in 1990.
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In 2017, Jinx Beers was inducted into the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame in Philadelphia.
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Jinx Beers died from renal failure in 2018, aged 84 years, at a senior living facility in Los Angeles.
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Jinx Beers's papers are archived in the Special Collections Library at UCLA.