Associated Press - April 23, 2009 3:54 AM ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Fort Lauderdale officials will cut the ribbon for what is said to be the largest independent library of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender materials in the U.S.

The Stonewall Library & Archives officially opens Thursday in its new location - a city building - following an anti-gay campaign from a former Fort Lauderdale mayor and approval from local city and county commissions. It is a museum and gallery featuring a collection that is also taken on exhibition tours around the country.

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