Jinx Beers

Jinx Beers
A young white woman with short wavy hair, wearing cat-eye glasses
Jinx Beers, from the 1951 Pasadena Community College yearbook
Born
Clara Jean Beers

October 12, 1933
Pasadena, California
DiedOctober 4, 2018
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Activist, journalist, editor, member of the US Air Force
Known forFounder, The Lesbian News
PartnerAlicia Austin

Jinx Beers (October 12, 1933 – October 4, 2018), born Clara Jean Beers, was an American activist and editor. She was founder of The Lesbian News, the longest-running newspaper for the lesbian community in the United States.[1] She was also a United States Air Force veteran, a scientist studying driver impairment, an art gallery director, and a mystery writer.

  1. ^ "Jinx Beers". The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. Retrieved 2021-06-05.