Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer +) Resources and Research: Research: Books and Articles

Some Key terms

Combine the terms below with other topics in library databases or the library catalog.

Bisexuality
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Gay
Gay men
Gays
Male homosexuality
Gender identity
Heteronormativity
Homosexuality
Intersex
Intersexuality
Lesbian
Lesbian*
Searches for lesbian, lesbians, lesbianism.
Lesbianism
Lesbians
Queer
Questioning
Sexual minorities
This term is used by Library of Congress Subject Headings for LGBTQ and its variations.
Sexual orientation
Transgender
Transgenderism
Here are entered works on the various manifestations of cross-gender orientation, such as transvestism, transsexualism, male or female impersonation, intersexuality, etc., treated collectively.
Transgender people
Subtopics include identity, history, and family relationships.
Transsexuals

GenderWatch
Gender studies - scholarly journal articles, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports

This is a database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of important historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgender community and the changes in gender roles over the years. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports.

These are interdisciplinary databases, so either or both are a good place to start! Search them separately or simulataneously.

Academic Search Premier

Our largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database contains full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.Access provided by the New Jersey State Library. .

Interdisciplinary resource.
OmniFile Full Text Mega
Provides indexing, abstracting, and selected full text to the Wilson databases for Business, Education, General Science, Humanities, Readers’ Guide, and the Social Sciences. Also includes selected full text to the Wilson databases for Applied Science & Technology, Art, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and Library Literature & Information Science.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive
JSTOR contains the full text of articles published in approximately 430 journals from the fields of arts and sciences, and business. Its archive spans from the first volume of the journal to within the past three to five years of the journal.

Depending on your topic, these discipline-specific databases may be helpful, too!

ERIC
For education-related topics.
PsycInfo (APA PsycInfo)

The PsycInfo® database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from periodicals in dozens of languages.

Subject: Psychology
Social Sciences Full Text
Social Sciences Full Text™ provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language journals published in the social sciences. This resource provides detailed indexing for over 625 periodicals dating back as far as 1983—nearly 400 of which are peer-reviewed.