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forums were held on a wide variety of topics which served an educational purposes both the LGBT community and the general public. A library of education materials, books, periodicals, newspapers, research materials is still a part of the center's legacy. A speaker's bureau, and community outreach services were deemed as a necessity from the beginning of the vision by the original co-founders.
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