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Atlanta’s gay rights history told in new exhibit

Christophe Muller looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights stands in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, poses for a portrait at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, poses for a portrait in front of the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states.Wednesday marked the formal launch of the LGBT Institute (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

HOLD FOR RELEASE WITH COPY BY KATIE FOODY - Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, poses for a portrait in front of the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, poses for a portrait at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, points to an article on display at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, adjusts his tie at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

A worker puts the final touches on the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. The exhibit, which opened Sept. 3, takes visitors through the history and the struggle of Atlanta's gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director for the LGBT Institute, gestures toward an article on display at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Christophe Muller looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

A worker puts the final touches on the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ryan Roemerman, interim executive director of the LGBT Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, discusses a new exhibit at the center that traces the history of the gay rights movement in Atlanta Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Read more about the exhibit here.

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Christophe Muller looks at the "Forward Together: A Look at Atlanta's LGBT History Since Stonewall" exhibit on display at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Atlanta. Leaders of an Atlanta museum want the space focused on modern and historic civil rights to contribute to a national push to ensure LGBT rights, particularly in southern states. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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