LGBTQ+ Studies: Primary Sources
Resources supporting Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) Studies.
Primary-Source Databases
What are primary sources? The definition varies by discipline, but for History click here to find out.
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Congress.govProvides full-text access to current and recent U.S. Congressional and legislative documents. Includes some historical documents.
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FDsys - Government PublicationsThe Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital system that enables GPO to manage Government information from all three branches of the U.S. Government.
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Nexis UniNexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
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HeinOnlineAn ever-expanding database that specializes in offering original PDF copies of full-runs of legal collections. It includes: most major legal periodicals, federal and state statutes, court decisions, attorney general reports and opinions, federal legislative history materials, treaties, foreign & international law material, and numerous specialized legal collections. The text of collections are fully searchable and there are tools to browse or find items by citation.
Primary sources in print
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The Men with the Pink Triangle by Call Number: HQ75.7 .H4313 1994ISBN: 1555830064Publication Date: 1994-10-01 -
Primary-Source Databases & Collections
What are primary sources? The definition varies by discipline, but for History click here to find out.
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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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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.
Same-Sex Couples in the Census
How to Find Same-Sex Couple Info in the Census
- Use American Factfinder
- Enter PCT15 in the "topic or table name" search box.
- Enter your State of choice or leave blank for a national search.
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LGBTQ+ U.S. History Archives
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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.