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Aug 26, 2013 · OutHistory.org: Making Up for Lost Time! OutHistory.org is a freely accessible, community created, educational, non-profit website on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and, yes, heterosexual history. Since September 2011 OutHistory is being directed by historians John D'Emilio at the University of Illinois, Chicago, in consultation ...

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