Participate

As an experiment in history by the the people, content on OutHistory marked by a yellow "Open" box, is created collaboratively by anyone with data, documents, and source citations to share. Content marked by a gray box and labeled "Protected" is volunteered by or solicited from named writers, independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public. Users are encouraged to participate in creating and administering the site, following the site’s Contributors’ Guidelines. Please help OutHistory make history.

Ways to Participate

* Artists: Visual and audio artists may contribute on-line art works inspired by LGBTQ history. To volunteer an art work email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.

* Authors: Authors may contribute out-of-print but still valuable historical articles and books to which the copyright has reverted to the author. They may also contribute still valuable unpublished historical chapters deleted from published books, and never published historical articles. To volunteer a text email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.

* Collectors: Collectors of LGBTQ artifacts of all kinds can scan and volunteer groups of their most visually interesting, unique, and valuable items for exhibit on OutHistory.org. To volunteer a collection exhibit email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.

* Create New, Open, Collaborative Articles: All logged-on users may create new, open, collaboratively created articles by carefully choosing a title, including a date if possible, typing the title in the search box, and opening, editing, and saving the article. Please use the "Format for Open, Collaborative Entries" found in the Help section.

* Create New, Open, Collaborative Stub Articles: Create new open, collaboratively created entries for which there is no or little content, then, if you wish, begin fill in the incomplete article. Please use the "Format for Open, Collaboratively Created Entries" found in the Help section.

* Create New Protected Articles: All logged-on users may contribute new articles signed by them, and protected against editing by anyone but them and site administrators. To volunteer a signed, protected article email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.

* Create New Timeline Entries: In "Edit" mode, at the bottom of all entries an "Article timeline" asks users to fill in "From" and "To" years, and, if available, months and days. Filling in the "From" and To years

* Create New Timeline Stub Entries: Users can suggest or add a timeline stub.

* Discusss: All users can freely discuss the site or discuss a particular article or timeline entry, including stub articles (see below). Suggestions for additions to or changes in the site and in entries will be seriously considered by all of us who work to improve the content to the site.

* Donate: You can always contribute to OutHistory.org by donating financially to it, and thus helping to insure its continued existence.

" Photographers: Professional and amateur photographs may contribute photos relevant to LGBTQ history by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu, and asking for instructions on uploading.

* Search Centuries: Centuries

Search Decades: Decades

* Search Site: To search the site go to the Search function on the left red bar and type in a key word. Try "MORE" for advanced search options.

* Search Stubs: Users can search the site’s stub articles, entries for which there is no or little content, and begin to fill in a stub.

* Search Time Eras: [1]

* Search Timelines: [2]]

* Teachers: Teachers and Students can work with students to submit content to the site. Before participating, please study the Contributors’ Guidelines.

* Upload Content: Users can offer documents: audio recordings, court records, diaries, letters, photographs, publications, movies, video, or other evidence relevant to LGBTQ history for which permission to publish has been obtained.

If you want to participate in some way, but your questions are not answered here or elsewhere on the site, please email [outhistory@gc.cuny.edu contact OutHistory].