LGBTQ Studies - Start Here
TL-ALL-COVID19message
Research Help is still available during remote instruction!
Email or chat your subject librarian using the contact information on the right of this page. We can provide remote research assistance via Zoom (which allows for screensharing), chat, email, and phone.
LGBTQ Start Here
Use the navigation on the left hand side of page to locate books, journals, articles, and more!
This resource puts together sources for researching topics related to: LBGTQ issues.
BACKGROUND SOURCES:
- GLBTQ: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Encyclopedia - Archive of online encyclopedia related to LGBTQA issues.
- Medline Plus: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Health - government resource from the National Library of Medicine that provides an overview of the topic and links out to more resources
GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES: For off campus access of electronic resource use your user name and password for access.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (library database - ID & Password required for off-campus use) - General reference collection
Books | eBooks | Media
Library Catalog Search (LGBTQ)
Physical & online books, media, and more can be located in the following ways:
- Search the Library Catalog (use dropdown left-hand side for search types: subject, author, etc.)
OR - Search for an e-book, choose an e-book database from the list and use the search bar to enter terms
- Remember off-campus access requires log-in with CSUSM User ID and Password
- Remember off-campus access requires log-in with CSUSM User ID and Password
- Search the CSUSM Pride Center book collection
LGBTQ Subject headings JSO 8/24/17
When searching the collections for books and more try these Library of Congress Subject Headings searches.
This is not a complete list of Library of Congress Subject headings, but a list intended to get your searches started. Also note that these terms may not use the language that you are normally accustomed to and may seem outdated; they are the terms selected by the Library of Congress to arrange materials under a single subject heading and do not necessarily reflect how the LGBTQA community describes themselves.
Androdgyny (psychology) | Bisexuals | Bisexuality | Butch and femme (Lesbian culture) | Coming out (sexual orientation) | Gay couples | Gay Liberation Movement | Gay activists | Gay and Lesbian Studies | Gay adoption | Gay culture | Gay men | Gay Parents | Gay rights | Gays | Gender and Ethnic studies | Gender Identity | Gender Identity in Literature | Gender noncomformity | Heterosexism | Homophobia | Homosexual | Homosexuality | Intersex people | Lesbians | Lesbianism | Lesbian Couples | Male homosexuality | Queer Theory | sex change | Sex (psychology) | Same-Sex marriage | Sexual Minorities | Transgender | Transgender people | Transgenderism | Transsexuals | Transsexualism | Transvestisim | Transvestites | Women's Rights |
LGBTQ Books, eBooks and Streaming Media (JSO 8/24/17)
Selected books, eBooks, Streaming Media, and Physical Media below -
For online access to ebooks and streaming media - User ID & Password Required.
Historicising Gender and Sexuality [eBook]
Living Out : Gay and Lesbian Autobiography : Travels in a Gay Nation : Portraits of LGBTQ Americans [eBook]
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity [eBook]
Queer America A GLBT History of the 20th Century [4tth Floor Stacks HQ76.3.U5 E35 2008]
Streaming Media
Kanopy offers a robust collection of streaming videos on LGBTQ Stories, LGBTQ Cinema, Gender Studies, Social Studies - LGBTQ (Selected titles below).
Watch Just Gender Now (via Kanopy) [Streaming Media via Kanopy]
TRANS (via Kanopy) [Streaming Media via Kanopy]
Physical Media
Selected Items from the Media Library
STILL BLACK: a portriat of black transmen [DVD - Media HQ77.95.U6 S75 2008 ]
Just married: the epic battle over gay marriage [DVD - Media KFM2503 .J87 2005 ]
Databases | Journals | Articles
LGBTQ Studies is interdisciplinary, you may also want to visit databases lists for:
Sociology, Human Development, Social Work, Psychology, Women's Studies
Most Useful
Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
---|---|---|---|
EBSCOHost
A collection of databases, including Academic Search Premier, PsychInfo, and others. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | current | Most |
ProQuest
Search all of ProQuest's databases. |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1971 to current | Most |
JSTOR
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences. |
Full-text | 1838 to most recent five years | Most |
CQ Researcher
Explores a single hot issue in the news in-depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. |
Full-text | 1991 to current | None |
Academic Complete eBooks
E-books in all academic subject areas. |
Full-text | current | Some |
Kanopy Video Library
Kanopy provides streaming on-demand access to thousands of documentaries, feature and independent films, and training videos. Licensing partners include Criterion Collection, Universal Paramount, The Great Courses, New Day Films, California Newsreel, PBS, First Run Features, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Educational Resources, and others. Kanopy videos can be viewed on a range of devices and platforms including Apple, Android, and Windows. |
Full-text | current | |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
Full-text | current | Some |
Also Useful
LBGTQ Selected Journal Titles (JSO 8_17)
Selected Journals for the discipline
Off campus use of these materials requires log-in and password.
Journal of LGBT Youth [Online resource]
International journal of sexuality and gender studies [Online resource]
Journal of Homosexuality [Print - Periodicals HQ75 .J68 Locate]
GLQ: a journal of lesbian and gay studies [Online resource]
Columbia journal of gender and law [Online resource]
Duke journal of gender law and policy [Online resource]
Websites | Tools
LGBTQ Campus Partners JSO 8_24_17
Campus Partners
- CSUSM Gender Equity Center
- CSUSM LGBTQA Pride Center - Provides LGBTQA-related events and programming, including SafeZone training.
- CSUSM Student Health and Counseling Services
LGBTQ Community Partners JSO 8_24_17
Community Partners
- The San Diego LGBT Community Center - located in downtown San Diego
- North County LGBTQ Resource Center - center located in Oceanside, provides multiple resources for the LGBTQI community including a resource library
- San Diego County Library LGBTQIA resources - provides information on public library programming and resources
- PFLAG San Diego - support, education, and advocacy organization for family, friends, and allies of the LGBTQ community
LGBTQ Health and Wellness Resources JSO 8_24_17
Health and Wellness Resources
- Centers for Disease Control - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health resource
- National LGBT Cancer Network
- Lambda Legal - HIV/AIDS resource archive
- MedlinePlus - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health resource
- GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality - Provides a number of health-related resources for a variety of audiences
- National Coalition for LGBT Health
LGBTQ Advocacy
Advocacy & Research
- Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals - Publishes policy recommendations and reports for those working in higher education
- National LGBTQ Taskforce
- Lambda Legal - a nonprofit that works on LGBTQ civil rights issues
- Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy - website maintained by UC Davis psychology professor Dr. Gregory Herek promoting the use of scientific knowledge for education and public policy related to sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS
- LGBT Data - Open-access clearinghouse for the collection of sexual orientation & gender identity data and measures provided by Drexel University
LGBTQ Scholarships (Can be renamed)
Scholarships & Funding
- Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ Student Scholarship Database
- Scholarships.com - LGBTQ and gender-based scholarship listings
- FinAid.org - LGBTQ scholarship listings
- PFLAG San Diego scholarships
- CSUSM Student Emergency Fund - available to currently enrolled CSUSM students who encounter an unexpected financial emergency or catastrophic event
Sitewide guides menu
Torie Quiñonez

760-750-4353
KEL 3426