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Springate  \nPublished online 2016  \n[www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm](www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm)  \n[LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian](LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian), Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History is a publication of the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service.  \nWe are very grateful for the generous support of the Gill Foundation, which has made this publication possible.  \nThe views and conclusions contained in the essays are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.  \n© 2016 National Park Foundation Washington, DC  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced without permission from the publishers.  \nLinks (URLs) to websites referenced in this document were accurate at the time of publication.  \nThis theme study is dedicated to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans and to our friends, allies, and families of choice  \npast, present, and future.  \nContents  \n01  \n02  \n03  \n04  \n05  \n06  \n07  \n08  \nAcknowledgements About the Contributors  \nIntroduction  \nPrologue: Why LGBTQ Historic Sites Matter Mark Meinke  \nIntroduction to the LGBTQ Heritage Initiative Theme Study  \nMegan E. Springate  \nIntroduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History in the United States  \nLeisa Meyer and Helis Sikk  \nPreserving LGBTQ History The History of Queer History: One Hundred Years of the Search for Shared Heritage  \nGerard Koskovich The Preservation of LGBTQ Heritage Gail Dubrow  \nLGBTQ Archeological Context Megan E. Springate  \nInclusive Stories A Note about Intersectionality Megan E. Springate  \nMaking Bisexuals Visible Loraine Hutchins  \nvi  \nxii  \n01-1  \n02-1  \n03-1  \n04-1  \n05-1  \n06-1  \n07-1  \n08-1  \n09  \n10  \n11  \n12  \n13  \n14  \n15  \n16  \n17  \n18  \n19  \n20  \n21  \nSexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands  \nWill Roscoe  \nTransgender History in the US and the Places that Matter  \nSusan Stryker  \nBreathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History Amy Sueyoshi  \nLatina/o Gender and Sexuality  \nDeena J. González and Ellie D. Hernandez“Where We Could Be Ourselves”: African American LGBTQ Historic Places and Why They Matter Jeffrey Harris  \nThemes  \nLGBTQ Spaces and Places Jen Jack Gieseking  \nMaking Community: The Places and Spaces of LGBTQ Collective Identity Formation Christina B. Hanhardt  \nLGBTQ Business and Commerce David K. Johnson  \nSex, Love, and Relationships Tracy Baim  \nStruggles and Triumphs in LGBTQ Civil Rights Megan E. Springate  \nHistorical Landmarks and Landscapes of LGBTQ Law  \nMarc Stein  \nLGBTQ Military Service Steve Estes  \nStruggles in Body and Spirit: Religion and LGBTQ People in US History  \nDrew Bourn  \n09-1  \n10-1  \n11-1  \n12-1  \n13-1  \n14-1  \n15-1  \n16-1  \n17-1  \n18-1  \n19-1  \n20-1  \n21-1  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \n26  \n27  \n28  \n29  \n30  \n31  \n32  \nLGBTQ and Health Katie Batza  \nLGBTQ Art and Artists Tara Burk  \nLGBTQ Sport and Leisure Katherine Schweighofer  \nPlaces  \nSan Francisco: Placing LGBTQ Histories in the City by the Bay  \nDonna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson Preservation of LGBTQ Historic & Cultural Sites – ANew York City Perspective  \nJay Shockley  \nLocating Miami’s Queer History Julio Capó, Jr.  \nQueerest Little City in the World: LGBTQ Reno John Jeffrey Auer IV  \nChicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America  \nJessica Herczeg-Konecny  \nLegacy  \nNominating LGBTQ Places to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks: An Introduction  \nMegan E. 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