Subject Headings

Bisexuals
Gay liberation movement
Gay parents
Gender Identity
Homosexuality
Intersex people
Intersexuality
Lesbians
Lesbian Mothers
Lesbians-Political activity
Lesbian Theory
Transgenderism
Transgender people

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Lesbian issues
Lesbian politics
Transgender issues
Transsexual issues

Books, Print and Electronic

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of lesbian and transgender issues. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Encyclopedia of Lesbian - Gay - Bisexual and Transgender History in America [Rutgers Restricted Access]
"Provides a comprehensive survey of lesbian and gay history and culture in the United States. Includes approximately 545 articles ranging from short biographical entries to longer essays surveying topics such as the Stonewall riots, federal law and policy, same sex institutions, and AIDS."

Enke, Anne. Finding the movement: sexuality, contested space, and feminist activism.
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2007.
DOUGLASS STACKS HQ1421.E65 2007

Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources [Rutgers Restricted Accessd]
Covers the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries with "full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context."

Gibson, Michelle and Meem, Deborah T., eds. Femme/butch : New considerations of the way we want to go.
New York : Harrington Park Press, 2002.
DOUGLASS STACKS HQ75.5.F459 2002

Girshick, Lori B. Transgender voices : Beyond women and men.
Hanover : University Press of New England, 2008.
ALEX STACKS HQ77.7.G57 2008

glbtq: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture
Search by keyword, or browse the alphabetical subject guide or popular topics listing in one of the thematic sections.

Pinello, Daniel. America's struggle for same-sex marriage.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
DOUGLASS, ROBESON STACKS HQ1034.U5P55 2006

Sanlo, Ronni; Rankin, Sue and Schoenberg, Robert, eds. Our place on campus: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender services and programs in higher education.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002.
ALEX STACKS LC2574.6.O85 2002

Stein, Marc, ed. Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history in America.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons/Thompson Gale, 2004.
ALEX, KILMER, ROBESON REF HQ76.3.U5E53 2004 v. 1

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version, or call numbers for the print copies.

Conditions: A Magazine of Writing by Women with an Emphasis on Writing by Lesbians [1977-1990; Print Resource ONLY]
Rutgers professor (http://socialjustice.rutgers.edu/director.html)
Cheryl Clark is Director of the Office of Diverse Community Affairs and LGBT Concerns. She served as Conditions' editor from 1981-1990.
DOUGLASS PER SHELVED BY TITLE

Genders [Open Access, Online Resource]

GLQ : a journal of Lesbian and Gay studies [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Journal of Lesbian Studies [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present) [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Sociological Abstracts
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Websites and Blogs

After Ellen
Features text and video blogs.

Professor Carlos Decena (Rutgers)
(Facebook Page)
Rutgers University Professor Decena has published numerous articles and essays involving minorities, identities and sexual behavior. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers' Department of Women's and Gender Studies; and Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies.

Curve Magazine

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Society (Facebook Page)

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD)

Kate Bornstein
Wikipedia: "Kate Bornstein is a transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist."

Human Rights Campaign

Livingston Social Justice House (Rutgers Housing)
The Livingston Social Justice Living-Learning Community provides an exciting opportunity for 20 first-year students to become the next generation of social justice advocates and activists.

Mom's Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement (Film)

National Center for Transgender Equality

The Office for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities (Rutgers)

Lesbian and Gay Films (Rutgers Media Center)