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- ↑ "Kathy Kozachenko: LGBTQ Rights in Michigan". Michiganology. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "It Happened at Michigan — Breaking barriers and making gay rights history | The University Record". record.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Michigan Trailblazer Kathy Kozachenko, First Out Elected Official in U.S., to Be Honored with Statue in Ann Arbor". Pride Source. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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