Bibiliographies
& Electronic Journals
Gay
and Lesbian Sources: a research guide
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/gay/index.html
LGBT/Queer
Studies Resources
http://www.lgbtcampus.org/resources/lgbt_studies.html
Bibliography
of Gay & Lesbian History
http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/bibhist.htm
Journal
of Lesbian & Gay Studies (Duke
University Press through Project Muse) **Limited to WSC community**
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/glq/
From on campus,
you may link directly to this subscription source. Off Campus WSC users
must login using the same link in order to connect to the Project Muse database
supplying this journal.
Lesbian
Identity and the Politics of Butch Femme: an annotated bibliography
http://www.lesbian.org/bf-annotated-bib.html
Newspapers,
Journals, Publishers: Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications
(Alvin Fritz, University of Washington Libraries)
http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/gayorg.htm#NEWSPA
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Business
& Career Related Sites
Gay
Financial Network
http://www.gfn.com/
Gay Business Association
http://www.gba.org.uk/
Gay
& Lesbian Owned/Friendly Business Directory: LambdaBusiness.com
http://www.lambdabusiness.com/
Out
Professionals
http://www.outprofessionals.org/
Career
Development Center: LGBTQQA Students (Mt
Holyoke College)
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/cdc/5208.shtml
This site is aimed
at providing resources for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning and allied
populations." It covers questions such as "How out can I or should I be
at work or at work-related functions, like office parties? How do I know if
the company has a domestic partnership policy? Should I ask if the company has
an LBT support group? What are my rights?"...and more.
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General
Internet Collections
Center
for Lesbian and Gay Studies
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/links.shtml
Look here for Academic
Sources, Think Tanks, Funding Sources, Political Groups & Organizations,
and much more.
Institute
for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS)
http://www.iglss.org/
IGLSS is an independent
think tank answering questions that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
communities. The site includes a mix of scholarly study with rapid-response
data on pressing topics. It links to the full text of Angles which
is a policy journal that addresses timely issues in an accessible way. There
are also several links for research that have been completed or are under way.
QueerTheory.com
http://www.queertheory.com/
Find here links
to resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and
related fields.
Gay,
Lesbian & Bisexual Studies: Information Resources
(Gerardo A. Colmenar)
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/glbt/gay.html
Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GlAAD)
http://www.glaad.org/
Encyclopedia
of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture (GLBTQ)
http://www.glbtq.com/
This source is
partitioned into five categories including Arts, Literature, Social Sciences,
Special Features, and Discussion.
Alvin
Fritz's Gay and Lesbian Studies Resources
http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/#GAY
This site "includ[es]
Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications of the Northwest and British
Columbia, Gays and Lesbians: Reference and Bibliographical Works: Annotated,
National and International Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications."
Dictionary
of Gay Slang and Historical Terms
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/5393/dictionary.html
Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Sites
(Auraria Library)
http://library.auraria.edu/guides/subject/culture/glbt.html
This list
of resources includes books and annotated listings of Comprehensive Sites,
Directories, Discussion Lists, Archival Resources, Media, and more. Use the
navigation buttons on the left to jump down into the page.
PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com/pno/
This excellent Web site contains links to News & Politics, Money &
Careers, Entertainment, Families, Health, Pride, and more.
Try also Yahoo's
Directory at: Home
> Society and Culture > Cultures and Groups > Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Culture
Try also Google's Directory at: Home
> Society > Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual.
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Journal
of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
(Discontinued...and
not full text online)
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1090-7173/current
For indexing of back issues up to 2000, scroll down to get Tables of Contents
(but not full text) for this peer reviewed journal back to 1997. Full text
is available for the final issue from Klewer Publishers: December 2002
. For back issues, you can obtain articles for $25 apiece from Klewer
or get them for free through Westfield State College Library's Interlibrary
Loan program (available only to the Westfield State College Community).
Gay
Men's Health Crisis
http://www.gmhc.org/index.html
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Stonewall
Library and Archives
http://www.stonewall-library.org/
Known
Homosexuals - Finding Lesbian History in the Archives
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trlout_gfx_en/TRA43813.html
Scroll down to find an histortical overview as well as tips to searching the
older materials (pre-20th Century), where references to "lesbianism" or "homosexuality"
may have been entirely absent. "Looking up 'female companionship' could
be a more promising line of research, especially where the relationship is
described as ‘intimate’ or ‘lifelong’."
Lesbian
Herstory Archives
http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
Out
of the Past
(PBS companion website)
http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/home.html
Gay
History and Literature (Rictor Norton)
http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/gayhist.htm
GayHeroes.com
http://www.gayheroes.com/
This page takes a long time to load. Be patient!
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Literature,
Philosophy, and the Arts
Sappho:
the World of Lesbian Poetry
(William
Harris, Middlebury College)
http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Translations/Sappho.html
This scholarly article on Sappho's poetry also has links to a more indepth
analysis of her work.
Isle
of Lesbos: Poetry
http://www.sappho.com/poetry/
Blithe
House Quarterly: A Site for Gay Short Fiction
http://www.blithe.com/
Find full text stories written by and about the Gay community. Out Magazine
calls this "the central publishing arm of new queer fiction."
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News Sites
Gay and Lesbian
News
http://www.topix.net/news/gay
GayCityNews.com
http://gaycitynews.com
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Online
Discussion Lists
Mailing
Lists
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/links.htm#mailing
Queer
Studies List: QStudy-L
http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/QueerInfo/qstudy.htm
Lesbian.org
Discussion Lists (United States Census Bureau)
http://www.lesbian.org/lists.html
Lesbian
Mailing Lists
http://www.sappho.net/lesbian-lists/
Guy
Chat Online
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Parade/5812/
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Organizations
and Associations
National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force
http://www.ngltf.org/
International
Lesbian and Gay Association
http://www.ilga.org/
A worldwide network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered groups working
together for the human rights of LGBT people.
Lesbian.org
http://www.lesbian.org/
Professional
Caucuses/Organizations
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/links.shtml#caucuses
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Politics,
Law and Legal Issues
Gay/Lesbian
Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources
http://www.indiana.edu/~glbt/subject.htm
Gay
Law Net
http://www.gaylawnet.com/
To access laws by state, use the left-hand navigation bar and click on LAWS.
National
Lesbian and Gay Law Association
http://www.nlgla.org/
Lesbian
and Gay Rights
(American Civil Liberties Union ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html
Partners
Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples
http://www.buddybuddy.com/partners.html
Find here links to essays, history, laws, etc related to the treatment of
same-sex couples.
GLBT
Community
(The Democratic Party)
http://www.democrats.org/a/communities/glbt_community/
Log
Cabin Republicans
http://online.logcabin.org
Also see Google's
directory page: Gay,
Lesbian, and Bisexual>Family & Relationships
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Science
and Mathematics
National
Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
http://www.noglstp.org/
NOGLSTP is an
affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Its
goals include "dialogue with professional organizations, disseminating information,
improving our members employment and professional environment, opposing anti-queer
discrimination and stereotypes, educating the queer, scientific, and general
communities, and fostering inter-city contacts among...members."
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World
Issues
International
Lesbian and Gay Association
http://www.ilga.org/
This page provides
information on legal issues related to lesbian and gay issues around the world.
Information for certain countries is minimal, but wherever possible, indormation
is provided.
Gay/Lesbian
International News Network
http://www.glinn.com/news/
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