, ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁place ▁that ▁esp ouses ▁and ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁same ▁gender ▁lov ing ▁people ▁and ▁a ▁repository ▁of ▁L GB T ▁titles ▁and ▁memor abil ia ▁for ▁gener ations ▁to ▁come . ▁Gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁publications ▁like ▁" The ▁Mir ror ", ▁The ▁Works ▁and ▁The ▁S cre amer , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁city ' s ▁earliest ▁gay ▁publication ▁serve ▁as ▁examples . ▁The ▁S cre amer ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁m ime ograph ed ▁paper ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁its ▁writers ▁worked ▁under cover ▁by ▁using ▁pseud onym s . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁Chris ▁Gonz ale z ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁became ▁a ▁reality ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁D iversity , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁now ▁def unct ▁L GB T ▁community ▁center ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁While ▁D iversity ' s ▁focus ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁future , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁identified ▁central ▁clear ing house ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁identify ▁as ▁gay , ▁les bian , ▁bis ex ual ▁and ▁trans gender , ▁the ▁library ' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁sh ining ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁past . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁library ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁changes ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁different ▁spons ors . ▁Indeed , ▁with ▁no ▁other ▁alternatives , ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁storage ▁for ▁approximately ▁a ▁year . ▁However , ▁Bo hr ▁continued ▁seeking ▁additional ▁collections ▁and ▁some ▁were