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Welcome to the LGBT Research Guide!
Thanks for visiting the LGBT Research Guide! LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. Here you can find materials in the library's catalog, use databases to find scholarly journal articles, and keep up-to-date on LGBT news.
Books and DVDs
Search the Library's Catalog
Use this tool to look at all the books the library has. Click "catalog," and then search for books by subject, title, author, or keyword!
Try these search terms in the search box!
- lgbt​
- glbt
- glbtq
- homosexuality
- homosexual
- lesbian
- gay
- bisexual
- queer
- transgender
- transsexual
- Book/DVD Catalog
Access the Library's many books, eBooks, audiobooks, and DVDS.
Recently Published Books at the Library
Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America by Christopher Bram
Call Number: 810.9920664 B731e
Lower Level
Queer (in)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in The United States by Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie, and Kay Whitlock
Call Number: 342.73087 M725q
Lower Level
Gay, Straight, and The Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay
Call Number: 306.7 L575g
Lower Level
From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits that have Changed Our Nation by Carlos A. Ball
Call Number: 342.73087 B21f
Lower Level
Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans by Philip Gambone
Call Number: 306.766 G144t
Lower Level
Gay Fatherhood: Narratives of Family and Citizenship in America by Ellen Lewin
Call Number: 306.8742 L584g
Lower Level
The Brokeback Book: from Story to Cultural Phenomenon by William R. Handley
Call Number: 791.4372 B787
Lower Level
Leisure Books with LGBT Themes
The Fall by Ryan Quinn
Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie
DVDs with LGBT Themes
Brokeback Mountain
Milk
Transamerica
The Kids are All Right
All Over the Guy
Databases
Find Articles Here!
These databases will help you find LGBT related articles. Just click on a link, and type what you are looking for in the search bar.
- Summon This link opens in a new window
A research tool that searches all DelVal databases simultaneously. Contains books, ebooks, dvds, online videos, journals, magazines, newspapers, conference proceedings, and more. - SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
Articles in education and psychology covering topics such as educational administration and counseling psychology. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of articles from scholarly journals for arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. Includes selected book chapters and primary sources.
Great Web Resources
Search Google
Popular LGBT Websites
- GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)Source: GLAAD
Powerful stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality - GLBT Historical SocietySource: GLBT Historical Society
Collects, preserves and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. - GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education NetworkSource: GLSEN
Extensive and original research, resources, and partnerships. - Human Rights CampaignSource: Human Rights Campaign
America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. - Lambda LegalSource: Lambda Legal
Organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. - LGBT Rights - Recent Court Cases, Issues and ArticlesSource: ACLU
ACLU rights cases and initiatives. - Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable (LAGAR)Source: Society of American Archivists
Lesbian and gay history and the role of lesbians and gays in the archival profession.
Getting Help
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