Research by Subject: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Studies
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Alternative Press Index Indexes over 250 alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines covering cultural, gender, economic, political & social change. 1991 - present online. 1969 - 1990 available in print.
Directory of Open Access Journals: Gender Studies The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.
GLBT Life & Issues Collection This focused sub-collection of Academic Onefile & Infotrac Onefile) contains articles from over 35 prominent GLBT periodicals, including Feminist Studies, Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, Journal of Homosexuality, Women's Studies,and Off Our Backs. Topics include gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and more. 
JSTOR Full-text archive of over 700 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences covering all issues published, except for the last 2 to 5 years. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/jstor (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/jstor (off-campus). 
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints covers current controversies and hot topics. It features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.
Periodicals Index Online (PIO) A database of millions of article citations published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, across more than 300 years, from their first issues to 1995 with some to 2000. Includes journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Western languages--with links to full text, when available. Formerly PCI.
Project Muse Offers full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics from the 1990s to present. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/muse (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/muse (off-campus).
SocINDEX Sociology research database encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study. It features abstracts for more than 720 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895, data mined from more than 530 "priority" coverage journals as well as from over 2,800 "selective" coverage journals, and extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other content sources.
Alternative Press Index Indexes over 250 alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines covering cultural, gender, economic, political & social change. 1991 - present online. 1969 - 1990 available in print.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Academic Universe provides access to the full text of national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, and more. It also includes business, financial, and legal information, including laws, regulations, cases, and EU law. The non-English language news link includes news in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Go shortcut = go/lexis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lexis (off-campus)
1969: The Year of Gay Liberation The New York Public Library's excellent online exhibit on the year of gay liberation opens with an inviting digital poster with all the names of the gay liberation groups represented in the exhibit. Visitors can click anywhere on the poster to enter the exhibit. Take a look at the "Introduction" to learn about the history of gay liberation groups. About half a dozen or so of the groups are featured on the left side of the page, and the visitor can click on each one to read the story of their involvement in the gay liberation movement. Visitors who will be in New York City July through November can catch the "Traveling Panel Exhibition" at various libraries throughout the city, however, those visitors who won't be anywhere near the Big Apple during those months, can "Download a PDF of the Panel Exhibition". Finally, visitors should definitely not miss out on the link to the "LGBT Resources at the NYPL", located in the lower left hand corner of the page. There are collections devoted to LGBT health, seniors, history and teens, as well as a list of other digital collections that are available.
Blithe House Quarterly BHQ features a diversity of new short stories by emerging and established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered authors.
Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Health (MedlinePlus) Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have special health concerns besides the usual ones that affect most men and women. On this page you'll find information about these specific health issues.
GLBTQ: an Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Culture A web site devoted to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (glbtq) education and culture housing a comprehensive encyclopedia of glbtq culture.
Logo Online presence of Logo, a lesgian/gay network from MTV, featuring stories, shows, and news. 
New York Public Library Gay & Lesbian Studies 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.
Queertheory.com QueerTheory.com provides online resources integrated with visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields.
Gay and Lesbian Atlas HQ76.3.U5 G355 2004 Note: Print resource
Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: from World War II to the Present Day REF HQ75.7.W486 2002 Note: Print resource
Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: from Antiquity to World War II REF HQ75.7.W488 2002
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Middlebury Citation & Style Guide This library subject guide links to additional resources pertaining to how to format your paper's footnotes, bibliographies and more.
MLA Format (from Purdue's OWL) Purdue University's MLA format guide.
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America REF HQ76.3.U5 E53 2004 Note: Print resource
Gay Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia HQ75.13.G37 2000 Note: Print resource
GLBTQ: an Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Culture A web site devoted to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (glbtq) education and culture housing a comprehensive encyclopedia of glbtq culture.
Lesbian Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia HQ75.5 .L4395 2000 Note: Print resource
Men and Masculinities: a Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia REF HQ1090.3.M436 2004 Note: Print resource
Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television PN1590.G39 Q44 2005 Note: Print resource
Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies REF HQ75.15.R43 2000 Note: Print resource
ACLU: Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Project This project fights discrimination and shapes public opinion on GLBTQ rights through the courts, legislatures, and public education.
GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) GLADD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of people and events in the media to combat homophobia and discrimination. Provides information, video clips, and news articles related to both entertainment and cultural media.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) The focus of HRC is to ensure equality for GLBTQ people through political action and educational outreach.
Lambda Legal Offers information on significant court cases, publications, news, campaigns, etc.
GayData.org This website encourages the collection of sexual orientation data and the analysis of data sources that have already collected such data. It was created for individuals and organizations: 1) Who want to find information about lesbians, gays and bisexuals grounded in scientific knowledge, 2) Who want to find datasets to analyze that include sexual orientation data, and 3) Who want to learn how to collect sexual orientation data.
GLBT Videos at Middlebury Many of these videos are in the Browsing DVD collection & may be checked out for 3 days. Others are library-use only. Note: MIDCAT search
Logo Online presence of Logo, a lesgian/gay network from MTV, featuring stories, shows, and news.
Oxford Reference Online Premium General reference resources, including encyclopedias, bilingual dictionaries, chronologies, and maps and illustrations.
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