LibGuides: LGBTQ Studies: Welcome

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Welcome to the LGBTQ Studies research guide. Here you will find information about finding databases, books and reference materials, and course guides related to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. You may also want to reference the Sociology research guide for additional information.

Commonly used resources:

LGBT Magazine Archive Archival runs of many of the most influential, longest-running serial publications covering LGBT interests, including the preeminent US and UK titles (The Advocate and Gay Times, respectively). Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1954-2015.
LGBTQ+ Rights Charts the gay rights movement in America, showing the civil rights codified into law in the 20th and 21st centuries as well as the inequalities that still exist today, including an interactive timeline, subject-coded court cases, scholarly articles, books, pamphlets, reports, and more. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1813-present.
LGBT Thought and Culture Documents LGBT political, social, and cultural movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day. The collection includes documents ranging from letters, speeches, interviews, ephemera, memoirs, biographies, poetry, letters, and works of fiction. Terms of Use.