Gay & Lesbian Studies Web Sources

Bibiliographies & Electronic Journals

Gay and Lesbian Sources: a research guide
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/gay/index.html

Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies (Duke University Press through Project Muse) **Limited to WSU community**
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/glq/
From on campus, you may link directly to this subscription source. Off Campus WSC users must login using the same link in order to connect to the Project Muse database supplying this journal.

Newspapers, Journals, Publishers: Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications (Alvin Fritz, University of Washington Libraries)
http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/gayorg.htm#NEWSPA

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Business & Career Related Sites

Gay Business Association
http://www.gba.org.uk/

Out Professionals
http://www.outprofessionals.org/

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General Internet Collections

Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/index.php
Look here for Academic Sources, Think Tanks, Funding Sources, Political Groups & Organizations, and much more.

QueerTheory.com
http://www.queertheory.com/
Find here links to resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields.

Voice of the Shuttle: Queer Studies
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2711#id994

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GlAAD)
http://www.glaad.org/

Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture (GLBTQ)
http://www.glbtq.com/
This source is partitioned into five categories including Arts, Literature, Social Sciences, Special Features, and Discussion.

PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com/pno/
This excellent Web site contains links to News & Politics, Money & Careers, Entertainment, Families, Health, Pride, and more.

Try also Yahoo's Directory at: Home > Society and Culture > Cultures and Groups > Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Culture

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Health Issues

Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
http://www.glma.org/
GLMA is an organization of lesbian, gay ,bisexual, and transgender physicians & medical students that works to maximize the quality of health and health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Find information on Programs, Medical Information (somewhat limited at this point), Public Policy, and other categories.

Gay Men's Health Crisis
http://www.gmhc.org

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History

Stonewall National Museum and Archives
http://www.stonewallnationalmuseum.org

Known Homosexuals - Lesbian History in the Archives
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trlout_gfx_en/TRA43813.html
Scroll down to find an histortical overview as well as tips to searching the older materials (pre-20th Century), where references to "lesbianism" or "homosexuality" may have been entirely absent. "Looking up 'female companionship' could be a more promising line of research, especially where the relationship is described as ‘intimate’ or ‘lifelong’."

Lesbian Herstory Archives
http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/

Out of the Past (PBS companion website)
http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/home.html

Gay History and Literature (Rictor Norton)
http://www.rictornorton.co.uk

GayHeroes.com
http://www.gayheroes.com/

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Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts

Sappho: the World of Lesbian Poetry (William Harris, Middlebury College)
http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Translations/Sappho.html
This scholarly article on Sappho's poetry also has links to a more indepth analysis of her work.

Isle of Lesbos: Poetry
http://www.sappho.com/poetry/

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News Sites

Gay and Lesbian News
http://www.topix.net/news/gay

GayCityNews.com
http://gaycitynews.com

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Organizations and Associations

National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
http://www.ngltf.org/

International Lesbian and Gay Association
http://www.ilga.org/
A worldwide network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered groups working together for the human rights of LGBT people.

Lesbian.org
http://www.lesbian.org/

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Politics, Law and Legal Issues

National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
http://www.nlgla.org/

Lesbian and Gay Rights (American Civil Liberties Union ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html

GLBT Community (The Democratic Party)
http://www.democrats.org/a/communities/glbt_community/

Log Cabin Republicans
http://online.logcabin.org

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Science and Mathematics

National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
http://www.noglstp.org/
NOGLSTP is an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Its goals include "dialogue with professional organizations, disseminating information, improving our members employment and professional environment, opposing anti-queer discrimination and stereotypes, educating the queer, scientific, and general communities, and fostering inter-city contacts among...members."

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