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This website in development on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history is directed by Jonathan Ned Katz, coordinated by Lynley Wheaton, and produced by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), headed by Sarah E. Chinn, and located at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Its design and coordination is funded in 2007-2008 by a grant from the Arcus Foundation, and its content provided by volunteers. For more about OutHistory.org, see [[OutHistory:About|About]].[[Image:Clagsweekspost03.jpg|frame|Exhibits: "Postcards"|right|300px]]
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This website in development on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history is directed by Jonathan Ned Katz, coordinated by Lynley Wheaton, and produced by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), headed by Sarah E. Chinn, and located at the City University of New York Graduate Center. The site's design and coordination is funded in 2007-2008 by a grant from the Arcus Foundation, and its content provided by volunteers. For more about OutHistory.org, see [[OutHistory:About|About]].[[Image:Clagsweekspost03.jpg|frame|Exhibits: "Postcards"|right|300px]]
  
 
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'''Navigate Content'''

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Documenting the LGBTQ Past: It's About Time!

This website in development on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history is directed by Jonathan Ned Katz, coordinated by Lynley Wheaton, and produced by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), headed by Sarah E. Chinn, and located at the City University of New York Graduate Center. The site's design and coordination is funded in 2007-2008 by a grant from the Arcus Foundation, and its content provided by volunteers. For more about OutHistory.org, see About.

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