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WALTER JENKINS, EARTHA KITT, LADYBIRD JOHNSON, and G.I. JANE

WALTER JENKINS, EARTHA KITT, LADYBIRD JOHNSON, and G.I. JANE

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A transwoman and a writer’s unique experience of the Vietnam War. Civil rights in New Orleans. The Please U restaurant. What happened to Eartha Kitt when she stood up to Lady Bird Johnson about the war in Vietnam? How does Viet Name veteran identify and feel about hormonal replacement therapy? Lady Bird Johnson takes a stand about Walter Jenkins being arrested for tea room behavior.

Historian Frank Perez explains the mission of the LGBT+ Archives of Louisiana and a welcome to Quiet Conversations.

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WALTER JENKINS, EARTHA KITT, LADYBIRD JOHNSON, and G.I. JANE

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