The phrase LGBT has been used to encapsulate an increasingly diverse group of individuals.

Magazines from today-those LGBT publications that have been integral to my own cultural awakening as an out, gay, queer, (millennial) guy. While walking through the narrow halls lined with steel bookshelves, I couldn’t help but realize something was missing. In their small center, off the USC college campus, they store an archive of some of the most important LGBT publications throughout history-from the first edition of The Advocate to small, independent art zines. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit the ONE Archives Foundation-an institution that researches, curates and collects items of importance to the LGBT world.