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- ↑ "Meet Troy Masters". Voyage LA Magazine. August 13, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Karen Ocamb (December 17, 2024). "The dedicated life and tragic death of gay publisher Troy Masters". Los Angeles Blade . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Dianne Haithman (March 23, 2017). "LGBT Paper Sees Unfolding Opportunity in L.A." Los Angeles Business Journal . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
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