LGBTQ+ Studies
Resources supporting Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) Studies.
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Primary Source Collections
Primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event or time in history that has yet to be interpreted by another person. Examples of primary sources include: diaries, journals, letters, interviews, speeches, memos, manuscripts and other first-person accounts. Learn more here: https://libguides.geneseo.edu/primarysources.
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2013 Supreme Court Hearings on DOMA/Prop 8 CollectionNews articles, blogs, organizational websites, and social media related to the 2013 Supreme Court hearings and subsequent rulings for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8.
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ACT UP Oral History ProjectThe ACT UP Oral History Project is an archive of 187 interviews with members of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York.
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AIDS Education Posters Collection (U of R)Over 6200 posters document efforts to educate and inform the people of over 100 countries in over 60 languages, from 1982 to the present.
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Congressional LGBT Equality CaucusBi-partisan LGBT Equality Caucus comprised of Members of Congress who are strongly committed to achieving the full enjoyment of human rights for LGBT people in the U.S. and around the world. Lists relevant legislation on LGBT issues.
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FBI Records: Mattachine SocietyFBI documents from an internal security investigation of the Mattachine Society (a gay rights advocacy group) between 1953 and 1956.
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Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) ArchiveCovers various issues in gay and lesbian history dating back to 1953.
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Homosexuality in Eighteenth Century EnglandA large collection of primary sources, dating from 1624 to 1815.
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Kameny PapersCorrespondence and memorabilia from gay rights activist Frank Kameny.
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LGBT and HIV/AIDS Activist CollectionsDigital collection from the New York Public Library
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LGBT Pride MonthHistory and links to resources from the Library of Congress.
LGBTQ+ U.S. History Archives
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Black Lesbian & Gay History: Blacklight OnlineIncludes archives of first Black Lesbian and Gay organization, articles, conference overviews, and primary source material.
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Digital Transgender ArchiveDTA is a collection of materials from 50 institutions that documents the experiences and history of gender nonconforming and trans people.
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GLBT Historical SocietyThe GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture and arts in all their diversity.
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Invisible Histories ProjectFounded in Alabama in 2015, IHP is a regionally specific community resource aimed at preserving the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the American South.
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Lesbian Herstory ArchiveThe Lesbian Herstory Archives is home to the world's largest collection of materials by and about the experiences of lesbians and their communities.
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NYPL LGBT Digital CollectionsThe Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library holds over 100 collections pertaining to the history and culture of gay men and lesbians, and to the history of the AIDS/HIV epidemic.
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ONE: National Gay and Lesbian ArchivesThe ONE archive is a collection of audio and video, posters, ephemera, photographs, periodicals, and personal papers with a concentration on documenting the history of the LGBTQ+ community in Southern California.
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OutHistory.orgA freely accessible, community created, educational, non-profit website on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and heterosexual history. It currently contains well over 500 entries on various aspects of LGBT History.
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The LGBTQ Religious Archives NetworkThe LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (LGBT-RAN) is an innovative venture in preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) religious movements around the world.
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SAA: Diverse Sexuality & Gender Division: Lavender LegaciesA project of the Society of American Archivists, Lavender Legacies is a list of LGBTQ+ centric archives in the U.S. and Canada.
Same-Sex Couples in the Census
How to Find Same-Sex Couple Info in the Census
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