Selected Internet Sites

Archives and Collections

Archives gaies du Quebec
Provides all types of documents (manuscripts, printed materials, visual, audio, and others) on the gay and lesbian community in Quebec, Canada. English and French versions available.

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
For over 25 years, CLGA has collected and maintained information related to gay and lesbian life in Canada, including material on people, organizations, issues and events.

Gay and Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection, 1955-1988
Finding aid for the archival collection at the Fales Library & Special Collections at New York University.

Gay History - A Trail Exploring LGBT Heritage in London Collections
"Follow this trail and location map to find out where gay and lesbian history lives in collections and displays - formerly a tricky subject for museums, now a heritage that is being celebrated."

Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources: A Classified Bibliography Based Upon the Collections of the University of Chicago Library
This online bibliography "identifies and classifies over 4500 monographs and serials in the University of Chicago Library collections that deal primarily with gay and lesbian themes."

James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center
"The Gay and Lesbian Center is a research center devoted to the documentation of lesbian and gay history and culture by collecting, preserving and providing access to material on all aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered experience." The center is a part of the San Francisco Public Library.

Lesbian Herstory Archives
The Lesbian Herstory Archives of New York City, the largest and oldest Lesbian archive in the world, began in 1973.

Lesbian Legacy Collection
The goal of this library and archive "is to locate, gather, organize, preserve and make accessible materials in any medium, from any time place and location, that are specific to or related to lesbian history. We have a special commitment to gather lesbians of color materials and images of lesbian history, and to place our holdings and to help other collections place their holdings on the Internet as a way of promoting accessibility."

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
ONE is dedicated to collecting, preserving, documenting, studying, and communicating Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,and Transgendered heritage and concerns..

Out at the Library: Celebrating the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center
An online exhibit highlighting "the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Library’s James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center by highlighting its collection and offering a rare look into what an archives is and how it ensures the legacy of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities."

Arts, Literature, and Culture

Frameline
Frameline is an organization whose "mission is to support, develop, and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer visibility through media arts. Through a variety of programs and activities,Frameline provides access to films and videos dealing with a wide variety of issues related to sexuality and gender. Each year Frameline presents the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival,the world's oldest and largest event of its kind."

Gay and Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection, 1955-1988
Finding aid for the archival collection at the Fales Library & Special Collections at New York University.

Gay History and Literature
Essays by Rictor Norton which cover The Queer Canon, The Homosexual Pastoral Tradition, Queer Culture, The Great Queens of History, A History of Homoerotica, and A History of Homophobia.

gltbq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian. Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture
Searchable and browsable encyclopedia. Entries include bibliographies, citation information, and related links.

Isle of Lesbos
This site "is intended to serve as a place of art and culture for women-oriented women, offering a historical glimpse into lesbian lives and vintage views of affection between women."

Lambda Literary Foundation
"It is the mission of the Lambda Literary Foundation to support and further the creation and dissemination of writings by, for, and about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community."

PopcornQ Movies
PlanetOut presents a searchable and browsable list of queer films.

Queer Arts Resource
"Queer Arts Resource is a not-for-profit educational forum for the display and discussion of queer art and culture."

Reclaiming History
Biographies which celebrate the lives of gay and lesbian artists.

Russian Gay Culture
Overviews of Russian gay literature, history, and films.

Science Fiction for Lesbians
A browsable, rated lists of science fiction novels or stories with lesbian characters or by lesbian authors.

Women in the Shadows: Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection
Chronicles classic lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950s and early 1960s. From the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University.

Business and Finance

Gay Financial Network
A all-encompasisng financial services Web site which "hopes to lead all gay and lesbian Americans to their financial independence and rightful place within the US financial services marketplace."

Domestic Partnerships and Same Sex Marriages

Attitudes About Homosexuality and Gay Marriage
A compilation of polling data dating back to the 1970s.

Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage
Current and archived articles from the San Francisco Chronicle.

California Secretary of State: Domestic Partners Registry
Information on domestic partnerships in California from the CaliforniaSecretary of State.

Domestic Partner Information
From Carnegie Mellon University.

Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples
Site contains information about the issue of same sex marriages, primarily in Canada.

Same-Sex Marriage Debate
News stories and editorials on the debate, from the online companion to the Boston Globe.

Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography
Directory of books, articls, and web sites from 1997 to the present.

E-Journals & Online Newspapers

365gay.com
"The leader in gay news and information, 365Gay.com has news bureaus throughout the United States and Canada, and in London and Sydney, Australia."

Advocate
"The award-winning national gay and lesbian newsmagazine Web site."

Bay Area Reporter
"San Francisco's oldest and largest local newspaper of record serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities."

Blithe House Quarterly
A site for gay short fiction.

Genders
Innovative works in the arts, humanities, and in social theory. From the University of Colorado.

GLQ: Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies
A new interdisciplinary journal that promises to bring a queer perspective to issues of sex and sexuality. Table of contents plus free sample issue.

International Gay & Lesbian Review
Abstracts and reviews of materials relating to LGBT Studies.

National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law
Focus is on legal issues affecting lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Current through 1998.

Gay Rights

Guidelines Regarding Gender Identity Discrimination
Information from the NYC Commission on Human Rights regarding gender identity discrimination as it relates to the NYC Human Rights Law.

National Historic Landmarks Program: Stonewall
Statement of significance concerning the historic New York City bar "that sparked the modern struggle for the civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans."

Public Agenda: Gay Rights
A nonpartisan opinion organization sets out the facts and policy alternatives and offers a detailed profile of public thinking about the issue.

Special Report: Gay Rights
New stories and opinion pieces on gay rights in the U.K., from Guardian Unlimited.

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Gender and Sexuality
Texts which address gender studies and queer studies, with a particular focus on discussions of sex, gender, sexual identity, and sexuality in cultural practices.

Gender Forum
"An electronic journal dedicated to the discussion of women's and gender studies. It developed out of gender Inn, a database for gender and women's studies providing annotated bibliographic records of feminist theory, gender and queer studies, feminist literary criticism and gender-related literature from various other fields."

Gender Identity Project (GIP)
This New York-based organization "offers transgender identified people an opportunity to discover who they are, and to build communities, in an atmosphere of self-acceptance."

Genders
A peer-reviewed journal with full-text articles about gender and sexuality in relation to social, political, artistic, and economic concerns.

Human Rights Campaign: Coming Out
In association with National Coming Out Day on October 11th, 2007, this resource provides "a map for planning your coming out conversations with yourself, family and friends. It also provides basic information and resources about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people."

If You Are Concerned About Your Child's Gender Behaviors: A Parent guide
Site provides "a resource for parents who want information and advice on a child with gender-variant behaviors." From the Children's NAtional Medical enter in Washington.

Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
"This site features work by Dr. Gregory Herek, an internationally recognized authority on sexualprejudice (also called homophobia), hate crimes, and AIDS stigma. It provides factual information to promote the use of scientific knowledge for education and enlightened public policy related to sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS." Also available in French.

TransBiblio: A Bibliography of Print, AV, and Online Resources Pertaining to Transgendered Persons and Transgender Issues
Browsable bibliography has listings by subject and by material type.

General Resources

Gay and Lesbian Studies: a Research Guide
Annotated bibliography from the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library.

Knitting Circle
Resources on lesbian and gay issues. Topics include art, biography, film, government, history, law, literature, music, poetry, psychology, science, sociology, sports, etc. Produced by the Lesbian and Gay Staff Association, South Bank University, London.

Lesbian.com
International web resource for lesbian, includes links to sites on activism, arts, business, health, media, politics, sports, and other areas. "Providing a comprehensive reference to lesbian information on the web is a goal we have nurtured since October of 1999."

Lesbian.org
Directory of sites.

Library Q: The Library Worker's Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Resources
Library Q: The Library Worker's Guide to Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Users is specifically developed as an aid to librarians working in the area of LBGT librarianship." . . . "Emulating the organization of a traditional bricks and mortar library, this virtual library contains resources oriented to both public and technical services, including directories, bibliographies, checklists, and other resources compiled by Library Q staff as well as annotated links to a myriad of other resources developed by other library workers, bibliophiles, and knowledgeable people."

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG is the national advocacy and support organization for family members and friends of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Queer Resources Directory
"The Queer Resources Directory contains 25488 files about everything queer." Arranged by subject.

QueerTheory.com
"QueerTheory.com provides you with the best online resources integrated with the best visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields."

radfae.org: A Web Site for Radical Faerie Information
"This radfae.org website exists to pull together Radical Faerie information: links to resources and web pages, news, information,and pointers to other faerie lists." The group defines itself as generally tending "to be Gay men who look for a spiritual dimension to our sexuality; many of us are healers of one kind or another. Our shared values include feminism, respect for the Earth, and individual responsiblity rather than hierarchy." Many of us are Pagan (nature-based religion).

Stonewall and Beyond
"The online edition of a Columbia University Libraries exhibition held from May 25 to September 17, 1994 in conjunction with the international celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots."

Stonewall Center at UMass Amherst
Established in 1984, this educational resource center's site offers information on "cultural and educational programming, video, audio, and text library holdings, educational resources, information and referral, harassment and discrimination responses, advocacy, training and support, and community outreach."

Health

ACT-UP Oral History Project
Transcripts of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York.

Gay Health
A health and wellness site for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender men and women.

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
Website of the not-for-profit, volunteer-supported organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. "GMHC offers an array of programs and services to thousands of men, women, and children every year. Though some of our services are for registered clients only, there are many workshops and programs available to the general public regardless of HIV status, sexual orientation, or gender. GMHC believes in promoting the health and wellness of all people affected by HIV and AIDS."

GLBT Youth Resource Directory
"YouthResource, a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people 13 to 24 years old, takes a holistic approach to sexual health by offering support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education about issues of concern to GLBTQ young people. YouthResource has four focus areas: health, advocacy, community, and issues in our lives."

In their Own Words
NAtional Institute of Health (NIH) researchers recall the early years of AIDS.

History

Bibliography of Queer History
Bibliographies arranged by time, geographic region, or discipline.

gayhistory.com
This site provides "an introduction to the stories and the people of modern gay history (1700-1973). The site is an ongoing project and most articles about gay male history from 1700-1900 have been completed."

GLBT Historical Society
"The mission of the GLBT Historical Society is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and otherwise make available to the public historical, cultural, and artistic materials related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender communities, identities, and practices, as well as of other sexual minorities."

glbtq: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture

Homosexuality in Early Modern Europe
Bibliography arranged by country and subject.

Homosexuality in Eighteenth Century England
An overview essay and a number of primary documents.

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945
Online exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Out of the Past: 400 years of Gay and Lesbian History
Companion site to a pbs documentary.

People With a History
This site "presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people [=LGBT]. It includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and [soon] images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world."

International

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. A US-based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), IGLHRC effects this mission through advocacy, documentation, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance.

Kush Page
For and about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered South Asians. Includes subjects: Organizations, Literature, Cinema, Who's Who, News, Links.

Law

ACLU American Civil Liberties Union
"The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty. We work daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our job is to conserve America's original civic values: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Civil Rights and Liberties
Links to related articles.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes
Journal tracks significant new legislation, reports on new court decisions, administrative rulings, and executive actions, and highlights new publications of interest. A publication of the Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York.

National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law
Focus is on legal issues affecting lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Current through 1998.

National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA)
"A national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. NLGLA promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity."

Queer Legal Resources
"The Queer Resources Directory has one of the most extensive collection of materials devoted to queer legal issues on the Internet."

Media

In the Life: Documentary Stories From the Gay Eperience
Site of the TV News magazine.

LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame
Profiles of journalists "who inspired us to get into this business by setting an example of telling the truth – whatever the cost and whatever the difficulties."

Media Portrayals of Gays and Lesbians
This site "addresses the portrayal of gays and lesbians in news, advertising and entertainment media. It also examines homophobia in the media, and provides examples of gay-positive media."

PopcornQ Movies
Planetout.com presents a searchable list of queer films and information about gay film festivals.

The Commercial Closet
"Commercial Closet Association works to lessen discrimination of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by encouraging corporations and ad agencies to improve GLBT portrayals in the persuasive medium of mainstream advertising. The nonprofit project brings together journalistic reporting, critiques, visitor reviews, live video lectures, guidelines and resources. The project manages the world's only LGBT ad archive, with 1,700 adverts spanning 33 countries and 85 years."

Organizations

ACT UP
The Aids Coalition to Unleash Power " is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis."

AIDS Action
"AIDS Action, founded in 1984, is the national AIDS organization dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic. We do this through the dissemination of information and the building and use of advocacy on behalf of all those infected with/affected by HIV/AIDS."

Bisexual Resource Center
This nonprofit, educational organization's site "makes available a number of. . . publications, as well as other resources about bisexuality and/or bisexuals. In conjunction with commercial distributors, we also provide virtual storefronts to provide convenient access to bi-related books, videos, and recordings." Includes an essay by Liz Highleyman titled "A Brief History of the Bisexual Movement."

Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military (CSSMM)
"The Center promotes the interdisciplinary analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and other marginalized sexual identities in the armed forces." Includes scholarly articles, teaching and research resources, program calendar, and newsletter.

Dignity USA
"DignityUSA works for respect and justice for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy and support."

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
"The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation."

Gay and Lesbian Education Network (GLSEN)
Organization which fosters safe-school laws and policies.

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
"The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay and lesbian community by offering free and totally anonymous information, referrals and peer-counseling."

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network "is the leading organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools."

Human Rights Campaign
"The Human Rights Campaign works on behalf of more than 500,000 diverse members to ensure equality for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community."

Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS)
"From groundbreaking research on giving and volunteering to analysis of the economic status of lesbians and gay men, IGLSS leads the way in research and analysis on issues important to LGBT Americans"

Log Cabin Republicans
"The mission of the Log Cabin Republicans is to work within the Republican Party to advocate equal rights for all Americans, including gays and lesbians. "

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
" NCLR is a national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. In addition, NCLR provides representation and resources to gay men, and bisexual and transgender individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights."

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force "is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement."

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
A national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors.

Safe Schools Coalition (SSC)
" The mission of The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth is to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation."

Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE)
Founded in 1977, SAGE is "the nation's oldest and largest social service agency for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) seniors."

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
A national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance.

Organizations, Professional

ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexualand Transgendered Round Table
"The GLBTRT is a unit of the American Library Association. The GLBTRT was founded in 1970 as the Task Force on Gay Liberation. We are considered to be the nation's first gay, lesbian & bisexual professional organization. . .Each year, we present the Stonewall Book Awards (one for literature, one for non- fiction) to the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered themes."

Association of Lesbian and Gay Psychiatrists

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association [USA]

Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists
"The Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) of the American Anthropological Association was founded in 1988. SOLGA promotes communication, encourages research, develops teaching materials, and serves the interests of gay and lesbian anthropologists within the association."

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLJA)
NLGJA "an organization of journalists, online media professionals, and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. NLGJA opposes workplace bias against all minorities and provides professional development for its members."

Religion

Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons
"With chapters around the world, Affirmation serves the needs of gays, lesbians, bisexual LDS and their supportive family and friends through social and educational activities."

Congregation: Questions of Faith in Changing Times
Companion site to a PBS documentary which "profiles a progressive United Methodist church in the midst of profound change as it struggles with the arrival of a new minister and must reinvent itself under new leadership."

Dignity/USA
"The United States' largest and most progressive organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Catholics."

Sports

Federation of Gay Games
"The Federation of Gay Games perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and safeguards its founding principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best. An all-volunteer organisation, the Federation is made up of individuals and organisations representing four continents."

Syllabi

CLAGS Syllabi
Founded in 1991, CLAGS was the first university-based research center in the United States dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities.

Syllabi and Courses
Links to courses around the U.S. From QueerTheory.com.

Transtudies
Bibliographies from one of the first transgendered studies courses -- held at Brown University (1998).

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