Library Guides: Gender, Race, and Identity: LGBTQ Studies

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LGBTQ Life in America by Michelson & Harrison (eds.)
ISBN: 9781440875052

Publication Date: 2021

This indispensable book debunks common myths and misconceptions about the LGBTQ community while providing accurate information about LGBTQ people, their successes and shared history, and the current challenges they face in American society.
LGBTQ Stats by Singer & Deschamps
ISBN: 1620972441

Publication Date: 2017

LGBTQ STATS chronicles the ongoing LGBTQ revolution, providing critical statistics, and draws upon and synthesizes newly collected data.
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies: A Cross-disciplinary Approach by Amory (ed.)
Publication Date: 2022

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies offers accessible, academically sound information on a wide range of topics, including history, culture, and Queer Theory; an exploration of LGBTQ+ relationships, families, parenting, health, and education; and how to conduct research on LGBTQ+ topics.

GenderWatch Collection
This collection provides scholarly articles, newspapers, regional publications, historical documents, etc. on a wide-range of gender topics including women's movements, men's studies, the transgender community and more. 1970- present.
Sociology Database

This resource will be unavailable after Oct. 1, 2025. We suggest using Sociology & Social Sciences Collection instead.
Includes hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, ebooks, dissertations, and more for sociology, social services, and related fields such as gender studies and social psychology. Coverage from 1985-current.