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Gay and Lesbian Studies

Prepared by Jerry Notaro
October 2004

 

Gay and lesbian studies is the examination, analysis and interpretation of the phenomenon characterized by romantic and affectional preference by individuals for others of the same sex. It is by nature cross-disciplinary, covering a wide range of intellectual bases: literature, history, religion, psychology, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, medicine, law, fine arts, and others.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

AFRICAN AMERICAN GAY OR LESBIANS
GAYS
GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES
GENDER IDENTITY
GAY or LESBIAN ARTISTS
HOMOSEXUALITY
GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT
LESBIAN FEMINISM
GAY MALE or LESBIAN COUPLES
LESBIAN MOTHERS
GAY MEN
LESBIANISM
GAY PARENTS
LESBIANS
GAY OR LESBIAN TEENAGERS
SAME SEX MARRIAGE
GAY or LESBIAN YOUTH
UNITED STATES--ARMED FORCES--GAYS

Bibliographies, Chronologies, Guides, and Directories  

Before Stonewall: Activists for Gayand LesbianRights In Historical Context. REF HQ76.5. B43 2002

Contemporary Lesbian Writers of the United States: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. REF PS153.L46 C65 1993

Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipator Science In America. HQ76.3.U5 M56 2002

Gayand LesbianAmericans and Political participation: a reference handbook. HQ76.3.U5 S59 2002

Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook. REF HQ76.25. S748 2003

The Gay and Lesbian Movement: References and Resources . REF HQ76.5 .R53 1996

Gay and Lesbian Rights In the United States: A Documentary History. HQ76.8.U5 G37 2003

GayRights on Trial: A Reference Handbook. REF KF4754.5 .W35 2002

GayWarriors [electronic resource]: A Documentary History from the Ancient World to the Present.

Out In All Directions: The Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America . REF HQ75.6.U5 W57 1995

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies . REF HQ75.15 .R43 2000

St. James Press Gay & Lesbian Almanac. REF HQ76.3.U5 S75 1998

Who's Who In Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II. REF HQ75.2 .W47 2001

Who's Who In Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. REF HQ75.2 .W46 2001

 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias  

Completely Queer: the Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. HQ75 .H63 1998

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures . REF HQ75.13 .E53 2000

Gay rights. REF HQ75.15 .R43 2000

Historical Dictionary of the LesbianLiberation Movement: Still the Rage. REF HQ76.5 .M94 2003

 

Indexes

 

AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts

AIDS Clinical Trial Information Service

Alternative Press Index

Contemporary Women's Issues

Gender Watch

Expanded Academic ASAP

Humanities Full Text

LexisNexis Academic

MLA Bibliography

PsychInfo  

Social Sciences Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts

 

Selected Print Periodicals
( St. Petersburg and Tampa)  

The Advocate
Gender and History
Gender and Society
Gender Issues
Genders
Journal of Homosexuality 
Journal of Sex Research 
Journal of the History of Sexuality
Sex Roles 
Social Politics  

Electronic Journals  

The Canadian journal of human sexuality
The Gay & lesbian review worldwide
Gay community news
The Harvard gay & lesbian review
International journal of sexuality and gender studies
Journal of gay & lesbian psychotherapy
Journal of gay & lesbian social services
Journal of homosexuality
Journal of lesbian studies
Journal of psychology & human sexuality
Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Journal of the history of sexuality

Selected Websites  

Gay Directory and Searchable Guide by Gayscape

www.gayscape.com/

Gayscape is a Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Internet Directory and Guide, providing descriptions and links to Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual websites.

Gay Men’s Health Crisis

http://www.gmhc.org/index.html

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS.

 

GayZoo

http://www.gayzoo.com/

A Search Engine for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Internet Community .

 

Human Rights Campaign

http://www.hrc.org/

The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender political organization with members throughout the country.

Independent Gay Forum

http://www.indegayforum.org/index.shtml

Created by a group of gay writers, academics, attorneys, and activists who feel dissatisfied with the current level of discussion of gay-related issues.

International Lesbian and Gay Association

http://www.ilga.org/

The International Lesbian and Gay Association is a world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people everywhere.

The Queer Resources Directory

http://www.qrd.org/

This site is one of the most useful on the Internet for researchers studying Lesbian and Gay issues. It is an electronic library devoted to sexual minorities. Includes many categories including health, the family, media, events, conferences, history, business, legal and workplaces issues. It also includes many directories and newsletters and electronic resources. Links are updated regularly.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

http://www.thetaskforce.org/index.cfm

Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. Includes a vast array of historical and political resources.

 

Suggested General Works

 

All the Rage: the story of gay visibility in America. PN1992.8.H64 W35 2001

Behind the screen: how gays and lesbians shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969. PN2286.5 .M36 2001

Come out fighting: a century of essential writing on gay and lesbian liberation. HQ76.8.U5 C66 2001

Columbia Anthology of GayLiterature: Readings from Western Antiquity to the Present Day. REF PN6071.H724 C65 1998

Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights . K699 .M47 2002

Gay & Lesbian Literature. REF N56 .H57 1994

Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenthood . HQ75.27 .J64 2002

From identity to politics: the lesbian and gay movements in the United States. HQ76.8.U5 R56 2002

Love the Sin: Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance. BR115.H6 J34 2003

Marriage and Same-Sex Unions: A Debate. HQ1034.U5 M37 2003

Mommy queerest: contemporary rhetorics of lesbian maternal identity. HQ75.53 .T49 2002

Morality of GayRights: An Exploration In Political Philosophy . HQ76.5. B35 2003

Welcoming Children from Sexual-Minority Families Into Our Schools . L11 .F37 no.507

 

Media  

All God's children <videorecording> BV4437.5 .A44 1996

A look at some of the issues and concerns of Black gays and lesbians with comments from prominent political and religious leaders in the Black community.  

Ballot measure 9 <videorecording> KFO2811.5.H64 B35 1995

Documentary investigation of events surrounding the 1992 campaign for Oregon's anti-gay ballot initiative.

Camp Lavender Hill <videorecording> HQ777.8 .C36 1997

Documentary about Camp Lavender Hill, the first summer camp for children of gay, lesbian and bisexual parents.

Daddy & Papa [videorecording] . HQ76.13 .D33 2002

Explores the challenges facing gay men who decide to become fathers.

Gay and gray in New York City <videorecording> HQ76.3.U62 N486 1999

Features interviews with several gay and gray men and women, and profiles organizations that provide services and support to elders in the gay community.

Gay youth <videorecording> HQ76.25 .G39 1992

Explores the emotional strain placed on gay youth by intense feelings of isolation.

Homophobia in the media and society: one life to live and beyond, a panel discussion <videorecording> HQ76.3.U5 H643 1993

A panel discussion by gay rights advocates investigating such topics as gays in the military, multicultural attitudes towards gays and lesbians, media representations of homosexuals, the impact of the AIDS crisis on perceptions of gays, portrayals in popular culture, and reflections by the panelists on their personal experiences as gays and lesbians living in America.

Hope along the wind <videorecording>: the life of Harry Hay. HQ75.8.H39 H67 2001

A biographical examination of the life of Harry Hay, labor organizer, Marxist teacher, and founding member of the Mattachine Society, one of the first gay rights orga nizations in the United States.

Iron ladies, The [videorecording]. PN1995.9.F67 I76 2002

The true story of a Thai male volleyball team that competes in the national championships in 1996 with a team consisting mostly of gays, transsexuals, and transvestites.

Jim loves Jack <videorecording> HQ76.8.C2 J56 1996

Narrated in James Egan's and John Nesbit's own voices, the film takes us back to the post-war years in Toronto when the two men first met, fell in love and decided to make a life-long commitment to one another.

Laramie Project [videorecording].  PN1995.9.H55 L37 2002

Based on the play by Moisés Kaufman. In October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. This film is the portrait of a town forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight, responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.

Live to tell <videorecording> HQ76.25 .L58 1995

Chronicles the lives of the students of the EAGLES Center, an alternative high school in Los Angeles for gay and lesbian teens who, due to persecution, are unable to function in the regular school system.

Looking for a space: lesbians & gay men in Cuba = Buscando un espacio: los homosexuales en Cuba <videorecording> HQ75.6.C9 L66 1993

A documentary film examining the treatment of lesbians and gay men during the early years of the Cuban Revolution and perspectives of current residents of Cuba on questions of political ideology and sexual identity.

March in April <videorecording> HQ76.8.U5 M359 1993

Follows a group of gays as they prepare for the April 1993 march in Washington, D.C. and talk about their lives.

Our house <videorecording> HQ777.8. O9 1999

Interviews with five families from New York, Arkansas, Arizona, and New Jersey describing their experiences of living in households led by gay and lesbian parents.

Out in the cold <videorecording> HV1426 .O98 2002

A journey into the lives of young people who are forced from their homes and into the hopelessness of the streets, where the innocence of youth is lost in the world of drugs, prostitution, and survival. Rejected by parents, friends, teachers, and school administrators, we share their disappointments, fears, desires, and dreams.

Something to sing about <videorecording> ML1551.A8 S66 1995

Performances by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir as they travel across Australia to compete in the National Championships.

Summer in my veins <videorecording> HQ75.8.S27 S86 1999

Nish Saran, recently tested for HIV, travels across the U.S. with his family who are visiting from India and reveals his gayness to his mother during the journey.

28th instance of June 1914, 10:50 am, The <videorecording> N6537.M334 T8 1994

Documents about the lives of two eccentric gay artists, David McDermott and Peter McGough who create works of art that seem to have come from the Victorian Age.

We were there: a celebration of gay pride in our bicentennial year: San Francisco and Los Angeles gay pride celebrations, 1976 <videorecording> HQ76.3.U5 W4 1994

Highlights from the gay pride celebrations in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1976, followed by a trailer for Rocco's feature film One Adventure.

Women of gold: Asian Pacifica Women at Celebration '90, Gay Games III and cultural festival <videorecording> HQ75.6.U5 W66 1991

Interviews with lesbian Asian women

 





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