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- ↑ Houston Voice. Way Back Machine. April 23, 1999. Last accessed October 26, 2011.
- ↑ Wheatley, Thomas (2009-11-16), "UPDATE: Southern Voice, David shut down", Creative Loafing, retrieved 2009-11-16 Archived November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Swartz, Kristi (2009-11-16), "Southern Voice, longtime gay and lesbian newspaper, shuts down", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, retrieved 2009-11-16
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