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Education is Protest

The living library of our history.

A growing collection of interactives, articles, the Network's own writing, stories of triumph, and current events. From the homophile era through Stonewall to Pride on the South Coast. Every item is sourced and links back to where it came from. Pick a shelf and start anywhere.

A South Coast LGBTQ+ Network project Sourced & fact-checked A growing collection
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The flagship reads

Interactive · Pride history

Pride Was Born From Protest.

Chaptered reader · Myth vs. record · ~12 min

A sourced history of the movement, from the homophile era through Stonewall to Pride on the South Coast. Ten chapters, an interactive timeline, and a myth-versus-record breakdown.

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From the Network · Blog

The Work You Don't See.

A note from Chuck · ~5 min

Messages, content, case management, fundraising. A small team runs this Network every day. Chuck writes about what that actually takes, and why it matters.

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Pick what you're in the mood for. Interactives to explore, articles and explainers to read, the Network's own writing, wins worth remembering, news happening now, and the archives behind it all.

How this library is sourced Every article and interactive is drawn from primary sources and trusted archives, and every news item links back to the outlet that reported it. We flag what is contested rather than smoothing it over. This collection grows as we add new pieces.

Education is protest. So is showing up.

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