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Subject Guide: English Gay and Lesbian Literature

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Reference Sources in Blackwell Library

The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage : a Reader   Ref PN56.H57G365 1995

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies     Ref HQ75.15.R43 2000

Completely Queer: the Gay & Lesbian Encyclopedia     Ref HQ75.H63 1998

St. James Press Gay & Lesbian Almanac     Ref HQ76.3.U5S75 1998

Lesbian & Bisexual Fiction Writers     Ref PS153.L46L43  1997

Outstanding Lives     Ref HQ75.3.O97 1997

Gay Theatre Alliance Directory of Gay Plays     Ref PS338.H66H4
 

Periodicals

These titles are available online:
 
  • The Advocate
  • Lesbian News
  • Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review
To search for articles by subject, go to Academic Search/ EBSCO.
(off-campus access via MdUSA:  SU ID number required)
To browse all articles, do a "title browse" search in VictorWeb and follow the online links.

Databases - links to databases available through Blackwell Library.
 
 

Web Resources

Gender Studies Page - links to literary sites (a page from "The Voice of the Shuttle" humanities project at the University of California, Santa Barbara); probably the most comprehensive collection of literature links on the Web.

Gay & Lesbian Literature - an extensive guide (from the University of Kansas Libraries).

Gay & Lesbian Studies  - a research guide with a section on literature studies (from the New York Public Library).

Gay Literature - book reviews, bibliographies, e-zines and more; focus is contemporary literature.

Lambda Literary Foundation - literary awards, book reviews and writers' conference information.

Gay and Lesbian Characters and Themes in Children's Books - an annotated bibliography and guide to reviews, somewhat out-of-date (1995) but still useful.

 
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