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It's About Time!
This website on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history is directed by historian Jonathan Ned Katz, coordinated by Lynley Wheaton, and produced by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center. It is funded in 2007-2008 by a grant from the Arcus Foundation. For more about OutHistory.org, see About.
Content
To date, OutHistory has 2,488 articles. Users can can "Search," explore a "Random Page," or view the featured "Exhibits." To "Browse by Subject," see the list at the bottom of this page. The content of this site is volunteered by researchers and scholars, and created by its users.
Discuss
As an experiment in history by the people, all users can comment on the site by using the "Discuss" option on the Main Page top bar. Users can also comment on a particular entry by using the "Discuss” section of that entry. Users can also edit, add to, and improve any entry except those with a named author or curator. Practice editing in the Sandbox.
Provide Content
Site content can be provided by anyone with data and citations to share. To contribute data, citations, and edits see Participate which explains how to create and edit entries, submit documents and citations, and offer help with the site's research, copyediting, administration, graphic design, etc.
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 begin to fill them in. Users can also search Stub Articles. Users may also search Research Requests, and research the missing information.
Donate: Users may visit the Donate page and help fund the development of this site.
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