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[Press Release: Marlboro/Miller Beer Boycott]

Description: A press release from ACT UP addressing the recent allegations from the Conservative Campaign Fund (CCF) and the Federal Election Commission (FCE) that LGBT organizations were boycotting Marlboro cigarettes and Miller beer as a way of keeping Jesse Helms from being re-elected.
Date: March 9, 1991
Creator: ACT UP
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: Care Bill]

Description: A press release from the AIDS Action Council discussing the organization's Executive Director, Dan Bross, testifying on behalf of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act.
Date: April 16, 1991
Creator: AIDS Action Council
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Release: "Basic Instinct" Organizing Packet]

Description: A news release from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) addressing the film "Basic Instinct", a film depicting lesbians as brutal man killing villains. The organization created packets to help the LGBT community address the skewed and harmful representation of lesbians.
Date: August 20, 1991
Creator: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Opinion Piece: NGLTF Position on the Persian Gulf War]

Description: An opinion piece from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force concerning the Persian Gulf War, the LGBT soldiers that fought in the conflict, and the continued discrimination against the community even after their military service.
Date: January 30, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: AIDS Anniversary Opinion]

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) marking the 10th anniversary of the AIDS crisis and the NGLTF offering insight and opinion into what this means for the LGBT community.
Date: June 1, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: AIDS in the Black Community]

Description: A press release from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force about the African American community demanding that their elected leaders advocate for increased action to address the AIDS crisis.
Date: July 18, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: Amtrak "Spouse Pass']

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force addressing the LGBT employees of Amtrak accusing the company of discrimination after the business refused to provide passes to domestic partners.
Date: December 12, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: Anit-Gay Military Policy]

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force about the U.S. Department of Defense maintaining that its anti-LGBT policy for the military will stay in place.
Date: May 10, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: Bill Could Deny Fund to Colleges]

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force addressing a recent bill presented in congress that would deny funding to colleges that bar the ROTC and military recruiters from their campus.
Date: April 4, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press Release: Breast Cancer Coalition]

Description: A press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force about the organization pairing with the Breast Cancer Coalition to improve awareness and women's healthcare.
Date: July 26, 1991
Creator: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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