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'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
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We wanted to take advantage of LGBT Pri Month June and but events to reach out to the LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/qutng) muny our area. The LGBTQ Iniative was created to nnect lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muni wh the wi array of rourc, servic, and expertise that The New York Public Library has to offer.
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