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| Title | Author | Call# | Book Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me | Tamaki, Mariko and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell | PN 6733 .T355L38 2019 |  |
| Blue is the Warmest Color | Maroh, Julie | PN 6747 .M36B54 2013 |  |
| Cease | Loeppky, Lynette Dawn | HQ 75.4 .L64A3 2014 |  |
| Less | Greer, Andrew Sean | PS 3557 .R3987L47 2017 |  |
| Fun Home | Bechdel, Alison | PN 6727 .B3757.Z46 2006 |  |
| Call Me By Your Name | Aciman, Andre | PS 3601 .C525C35 2008 |  |
| Insomniac City | Hayes, Bill | CT 220.5 .H39 2017 |  |
| Love’s Refraction | Deri, Jillian | HQ 980 .D47 2015 |  |
| Queer: A Graphic History | Barker, Meg-John; Jules Scheele | HQ 76.25 .B373 2016 |  |
These e-Books are available in the online library collection. Click the title to access the resource.
Screening Gender, Framing Genre: Canadian Literature to Film
Dickison, Peter 2007
A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being
Riggle, Ellen D.B. 2012
LGBTQ Stats: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People by the Numbers
Deschamps, David 2016
Introduction to Transgender Studies
Haefele-Thomas, Ardel. 2019
Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements
Myers, JoAnne 2013
Dyer, Richard 2002
Powell, David A. 2008
Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys
Mennel, Barbara Caroline 2012
Transgender Voices: Beyond Men and Women
Girshick, Lori B. 2008
Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia
Zimmerman, Bonnie 2003
After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Rights
Ball, Carlos A. 2016
| Title | Director | Call# | DVD Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Single Man | Ford, Tom | DVD SIN 2009 |  |
| Carol | Haynes, Todd | DVD CAR 2016 |  |
| C.R.A.Z.Y | Vallée, Jean-Marc | DVD CRA 2005 |  |
| Moonlight | Jenkins, Barry | DVD MOO 2016 |  |
| The Danish Girl | Hooper, Tom | DVD DAN 2014 | |
| Call Me By Your Name | Guadagnino, Luca | DVD CAL 2017 |  |
| Milk | Van Sant, Gus | DVD MIL 2009 |  |
These handbooks provide easy to digest information about topics covered in LGTBQ Studies.
The Transgender Handbook (2017) by Bouman, Walter Pierre
This handbook is written for transgender people, their families and friends; for professionals who in their day-to-day job may encounter transgender people; and for students, teachers, educators, academics, and members of the public at large with an interest in transgender people. This text is extensively referenced and illustrated and informs the reader on a broad range of important gender-affirming issues.
When looking for resources related to LGBTQ+ Studies, try some of these keywords in your searching:
Sample search: LGBTQ+ AND Human Rights
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Open access resources are resources that are available to everyone for free online. Links here will lead to sites where you can download textbooks or access journals related to LGBTQ+ Studies.
LGBTQ+ Studies: An Open Textbook edited by Deborah Amory and Sean Massey
An open access textbook that covers many aspects of LGBTQ+ studies.
Human Rights Watch: LGBT Rights
Human Rights Watch is a non-profit, non-governmental human rights organization made up of more than 280 staff members around the globe.
Stats collected, compiled, and presented by the Williams Institute of UCLA. A resource for statistics on LGBT people in the United States.
The glbtq project was founded in 2000 by Publisher Wik Wikholm to create the world’s largest encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture and history and to deliver it online.
Digital Transgender Archives provides an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.
The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people around the globe the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
People with a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans* History
People with a History presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people. It includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world.
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