Research Guides: LGBTQ+ History: Start Your Research Here

Recommended Encyclopedias

The A to Z of Homosexuality

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The A to Z of the Lesbian Liberation Movement: Still the Rage

Electronic Resource

Dictionary of Homophobia: A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures

Electronic Resource

Enclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America

Electronic Resource

Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History

Electronic Resource

Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements

Electronic Resource

The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

Electronic Resource

SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies

Electronic Resource

The Rowman and Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies

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Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases for LGBTQ+ Studies

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Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.
Kanopy (Kanopy, Inc.) This link opens in a new window Offers access to a broad selection of streaming videos for education and training, feature films, documentaries, foreign-language films, and more. This database also includes the Media Education Foundation Collection. Note: Kanopy is maintained to support classroom instruction, and each title is purchased individually. Films will be added to the collection by Faculty request only. Faculty can select titles to use in their courses by completing the form that displays when choosing a film not yet licensed. Thank you.

Recommended Statistics Databases

The following databases provide access to statistics and other kinds of data.

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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
Statista This link opens in a new window Presents data as infographics and features reports on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, healthcare, politics, society, technology, and education.

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Recommended Encyclopedias

The A to Z of Homosexuality

The A to Z of the Lesbian Liberation Movement: Still the Rage

Dictionary of Homophobia: A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures

Enclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America

Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History

Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements

The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies

The Rowman and Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases for LGBTQ+ Studies

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Recommended Statistics Databases

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