Recommended
LGBT / Queer Studies Websites
Diversity & Ethnic Studies
This list includes selected LGBT web resources useful for academic research and information purposes.
(If you are doing library research, please see my LGBT Library Research Guide.) Only Web sites that are relevant to LGBT research and information needs were considered. Recommended Websites listed below were evaluated for breadth, perceived authority, stability, usefulness, and accuracy. Web index sites, clearinghouses, directories (all sites that gather or point to resources elsewhere), and e-journals and electronic news (publications, newspapers, and news programs that include actual content, as opposed to just tables of contents or subscription information) are the focus. Another section reviews a number of new commercial LGBT portals and commercial subject directories now being developed and marketed in the US.
Web Index Sites, Clearinghouses, & Directories
Bisexual Resource Center
Vast clearinghouse of relevant news articles, publications, plus important links and information on many different topics.Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Website of this well-known advocacy group provides national and local organization information, a news center with many articles and notices organized by geographical region, descriptions of GLAAD projects, media releases, and other helpful materials. Includes search engine. Includes many publications, some of whose full-text articles are available online.Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
Includes links to many support services, educational resources and general information, much of it organized by geographical region. Also includes extensive lists of newspapers and a smaller collection of online magazines.International Foundation for Gender Education
"An educational and charitable organization addressing crossdressing and transgender issues." Includes gender notices, an e-mail discussion ist, support services, and publications, which are available for purchase but not available online.Lambda Legal Defense Fund
Website of this well-known legal and civil rights organization provides news articles and full-text legal decisions on specific topics and issues of interest. Also includes resource materials on issues such as creating safe and non-discriminatory environments in the schools, colleges, and universities. Highly recommended.Lesbian History Project
Wonderful collection of links to online resources such as bibliographies, course syllabi, other lesbian history web projects and websites, and useful lists of print journals, dissertations, articles, and other print resources. Dead links remain in place to mark the development and unfortunate passing of various lesbian-focused websites. Highly recommended.Lesbian.com
Well-designed megasite includes tons of useful links organized under topics such as activism, anti-oppression, gender, media, home and garden, spirituality, business and economy, and many other categories. Highly recommended.Lesbian.org
Dedicated to "promoting lesbian visibility on the Internet," this collection of useful links organizes resources into the two main categories of politics & activism, and arts & culture. Bibliographies, discussion lists, and collections of links elsewhere are also featured.Library Q
This inventive website, subtitled "The Library Worker's Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Resources," began as a collection of personal bookmarks collected by librarian Ellen Greenblatt, a pioneer in LGBT librarianship. Many bibliographies and booklists are included, as are online reference materials, a few periodicals lists, lists of bookstores, video distributors, literary award lists, children's and young adult resource materials, and online exhibits. For all readers who want to learn and read more on just about every imaginable LGBT topic of interest. Highly recommended.National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
Useful links to research libraries with strong LGBT collections and archives, a good annotated list of online journals and e-zines, queer studies programs across the country, and useful syllabi, bibliographies, and other resources.National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
Website of this important politically-oriented organization includes press releases and background essays on topics of concern, including affirmative action, domestic partnerships, hate crimes, health, transgender issues, racial justice, and many more. Also includes NGLTF publications, many of which are available in PDF format on the website, plus downloadable "issue maps" (which document state by state issues such as hate crime legislation), opinions, and speeches. Highly recommended.
ONE Institute & Archives
Website of "the oldest ongoing Gay/Lesbian organization in the Western Hemisphere." Includes full text articles from back years of ONE Bulletin, their newsletter, information about the institute, and useful links to affiliated websites, including Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia, the Committee on Lesbian & Gay History (affiliated with the AHA),!OutProud!
National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. Includes chat groups, news items, directories, and many educational resources, such as facts, statistics, articles and other materials in support GLBT issues that can be used by teens in their schools and communities.PFLAG
Website of this important organization for "Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays." Topics addressed include making schools safe and accepting places, confronting hate crimes, helping family members and friends to be supportive, marriage, and other issues. Also includes news releases and useful resources for overcoming homophobia in individuals and institutions.Queer Resources Directory (QRD)
This authoritative and comprehensive site provides very full coverage of "everything queer," including family and coming out issues, the media, political happenings, electronic resources, business, legal, and workplace issues, including lists of progressive organizations and businesses, and much more for lesbians, gays, and bisexuals.Rainbow Query
A huge collection of annotated links organized into eighteen different topics, and billed as the "largest, most complete GLBT search site on the Net." Includes bisexual and transgender materials and information. Search by text or surf by topic.Renaissance Transgender Association
Well-organized website (formerly called the American Educational Gender Information Service) provides lots of full-text articles, very thorough bibliographies, and other educational resources and publications. Includes sample articles from their publication, Transgender Community News. Also includes helpful information on how to build local support groups.Transgender Forum
Includes resources, information exchange, community support. Some resources by subscription only.
The Advocate
Premier gay & lesbian news magazine features tons of full-text articles on current events and features on headline news, arts & entertainment, health, and selected subjects of interest. A useful feature culls together Advocate.com's coverage on particular hot topics (which currently (4/01) include rapper Eminem, Dr. Laura, and Boy Scouts of America). Community resource links section provides a very thorough index to websites of interest, organized by topic. Highly recommended.Angles
Policy journal from IGLSS (Institute for Gay & Lesbian Strategic Studies) currently features selected full text articles online, on topics such as domestic partner health care benefits and workplace discrimination.Blithe House Quarterly
Wonderful e-zine of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered short fiction, by both established and newer, emerging writers. Coverage dates from volume 1, number 1 (Summer 1997) to the present; each issue contains about 6-10 short stories. Also includes brief author bios, message boards, and submission guidelines. Very good reading. Highly recommended.Electronic Gay Community Magazine
Collection of current news briefs and articles, some of which are contributed by readers. Often includes links back to original sources of news items being excerpted. From Wichita, Kansas, and in publication (print version, anyway) since 1988.Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
Website of this now bimonthly scholarly journal, which was formerly known as the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review. Focuses on arts, culture, and politics. Typical issue contains eight to ten lengthy feature articles, about half of which are available full text on the website. Also includes a number of lengthy and well considered book reviews, most of which are also available on the website. A few poems and opinion-editorials round out the journal. Archives date back to January-February 2001, but may be expanded to include 2000 issues as well. Highly recommended.Gay Parent Magazine
Includes selected recent articles, and an online directory of family-related businesses and services that support gay parents, including adoption agencies, birth announcements, support group information, and more.GFN.com
The acronym stands for Gay Financial Network, and the website is an extensive daily news magazine, with a focus on business, investing, personal finance, insurance, the stock market, and issues such as legal protection for LGBT families (drafting wills, trusts, healthcare and property power of attorneys, etc.), and coming out in the workplace. Highly recommended.GLQ: A Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies (ISU only)
Now available online, via ISU Parks Library's subscription to Project MUSE. GLQ is one of the leading scholarly journals on queer / gay and lesbian studies. Includes full-text coverage of volume 5, 1999 to the present.International Gay & Lesbian Review
Scholarly reviews of research and leisure reading materials, searchable by author and by title. Includes information on how to submit a review, plus information for publishers. Affiliated with ONE Institute & Archives.National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum
Includes information on this group, and Black Forum newsletterNational Body of the Black Men's Exchange
Mainly an e-journal with numerous articles.qv Magazine
Popular and intelligent magazine for gay latinos, in English. Cover stories, interviews, essays, poetry, and Real video interviews with Latino celebrities on many topics, including sexuality and identity issues. Includes many good humored features, such as the "Dear Papi" advice column (which is quite funny and still manages to offer good, caring advice).