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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.

Exhibits: "Postcards"

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To date, OutHistory has 2,488 articles. Users can "Search," view the featured Exhibits, see Timelines, Browse by subject, or explore a "Random Page."

Discuss Content

All users can comment on the site via the "Discuss" option on the Main Page top bar. Users can comment on a particular entry via the "Discuss” section of that entry.

Provide Content

As an experiment in history by the people, all logged on users with data or documents and citations can create entries, or edit, add to, and improve any entry except those with a named author or curator. Practice editing in the Sandbox. For how to create entries, volunteer data, documents, citations, and edits, and to help with research, fact-checking, copyediting, administration, technology, and graphic design see Participate.

Fill in Stubs and Research Requests

Users can also search: Stub Categories (a list of all entries for which there is no or little content) and Stub Articles, and begin to fill in the data and citations. Users can also type "Research Request" in the Search box and provide the data requested. Users can also create new stub entries for topics they would like to see filled in.

Donate: To help fund the development and continued life of this site see Donate.

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