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Pat Bond Describes the Military Purge of LGBTQ+ Service Members

Pat Bond was a member of the Women’s Army Corps (a WAC) during World War II. As a lesbian, she risked a “blue discharge” from the army if she was discovered. Blue discharges were highly stigmatized penalties for alleged dishonorable behavior [...]

Tags: LGBTQ+, World War II
Item Type: Oral History
Historical Eras: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975)

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