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[Oliver Blumer, Outrageous Oral]

Description: Video of Oliver Blumer, a chiropractor, certified acupuncturist, and functional and integrative medicine provider, speaking at Outrageous Oral. During his session Blumer speaks about his experiences in the Women's Chorus of Dallas, his transition from female to male, and his later advocacy and work for those in the LGBT+ community and the Transgender Education Network of Texas. Blumer was raised in Amarillo, moved to Philadelphia, and returned to Dallas, Texas in the '90s with his partner.
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: The Dallas Way
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Army's M-1 Abrams, M-2/M-3 Bradley, and M-1126 Stryker: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: This report discusses various issues surrounding the M-1 Abrams Tank, the M-2/M-3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), and the M-1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle, centerpieces of the Army's Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs) and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs). Congress is concerned with the long-term military effectiveness of these vehicles.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015

Description: This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Natural Gas Exports and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement

Description: On October 5, 2015, President Obama announced the conclusion of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement (FTA) among the United States and 11 other Asia-Pacific nations - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This report briefly discusses the agreement and its potential effects.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W. & Ratner, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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"Regulatory Relief" for Banking: Selected Legislation in the 114th Congress

Description: This report discusses regulatory relief legislation for banks in the 114th Congress that, at the time this report was published, has seen floor action or has been ordered to be reported by a committee. Many, but not all, of the bills would make changes to the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203), wide ranging financial reform enacted in response to the financial crisis.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Hoskins, Sean M.; Gnanarajah, Raj; Labonte, Marc; Murphy, Edward V. & Shorter, Gary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Less-than-Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Signed in Burma

Description: Eight ethnic groups and representatives of Burma's government signed a ceasefire agreement on October 15, possibly moving the country one step closer to ending its six decade long civil war. This report briefly discusses the process that lead to the agreement and its implications.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Jake Mangum, Outrageous Oral]

Description: Video of Jake Mangum, a Project Development Librarian working on The Portal to Texas History at UNT, speaking at Outrageous Oral. During his session Mangum speaks about his youth and growing up with the label of different due to amniotic band syndrome that affected his hands along with being gay. He continues with the idea of labels but makes them his own as he recalls the moments when he and his partner decide to marry each other and adopt two daughters.
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: The Dallas Way
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Edra Bogle, Outrageous Oral]

Description: Video of Edra Bogle, a retired graduate English Professor at UNT, speaking at Outrageous Oral. During her session she speaks of the five times she came out: to herself, to her mother, to friends, to herself physically, and finally to her job. Bogle shares these moments and her time spent earning degrees and remembering her long-time interest in a librarian.
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: The Dallas Way
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[E. Tamplin, Outrageous Oral]

Description: Video of E. Tamplin, a doctoral student at TWU, speaking at Outrageous Oral. During the session Tamplin speaks about various coming out moments and the ones that are still happening. Throughout these snapshots of Tamplin's memory they complete the idea of who they are, an 'afro-trans-other-mystic', in their own words.
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: The Dallas Way
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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