Resources for LGBTQI+ History Month

The libraries offer several resources related to LGBTQI+ history including:

  • Archives of Sexuality and Gender
    These three archives are specific to LGBTQ research:

    • LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I
    • LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II
    • International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture
  • LGBT Thought and Culture includes books, periodicals, and archival materials documenting LGBT political, social, and cultural movements.
  • LGBT Magazine Archive has 26 of the most influential, longest-running serial publications covering more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community.
  • Independent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. The LGBT collection contains 25 publications that chronicle the birth of the Gay and Lesbian movements in the United States.
  • LGBTQ+ Source is where you can find scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, and newspapers. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

For more information about these resources please reach out to Melinda Brown, Librarian for Gender and Sexuality Studies; Librarian for Inclusion Initiatives.

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