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"I speak for the individual. For anyone out there who's ever had a dream and has had to listen to 'Honey, you can't do that.'" - RuPaul, drag performer, quoted in:
            The Gay Almanac
            Location: JPL Reference Stacks HQ76.3.U5 G367 1996

Background Information

Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library HQ75 .H63 1998
Approximately 600 articles arranged in alphabetical order, focusing primarily on the accomplishments of Western, self-identified gays and lesbians in the 1970s-1990s, with forays into the pre-Stonewall past (New York: Henry Holt, 1998).

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HQ76.25 .E53 1990 v. 1- 2
Some 770 articles provide interdisciplinary, transhistorical, and cross-cultural analyses, with the main focus on individuals--of whatever sexual orientation--who have influenced responses to homosexual behavior (New York: Garland Publishing, 1990).

Gay Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia
Location: JPL Reference HQ75.13.G37 2000
Short entries on gay and lesbian issues arranged alphabetically (New York: Garland Publishing, 2000).

Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies
Location: JPL Stacks HQ75.H36 2002
Individually authored entries on multiple gay and lesbain issues, including the history and theory of homosexuality in the twentieth century, scientific studies of sexual orientation, older lesbians and gay men, religious views on homosexuality and others (London; Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE 2002).

Hidden From History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past
Location: JPL Stacks HQ76.25 .H527 1989
Gathers together the works of the most exciting scholars in the field of gay and lesbian studies--a ground-breaking and provocative work that reveals the history of gays and lesbians in different cultures and eras (New York: New American Library, 1989).

Journal of Homosexuality
Location: Current Periodicals & JPL Stacks HQ75 .J68 - also available online
Since 1974, the pioneer journal of scholarship on gay and lesbian studies, history of sexuality and gender studies.

The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
Location: JPL Stacks HQ76.25 .L48 1993
Multi-disciplinary anthology of critical work in lesbian/gay studies which brings together 42 groundbreaking essays--essential reading for anyone interested in the history of sexuality, sexual politics, and gender studies (New York: Routledge, 1993).

Lesbian Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia
Location: JPL Reference HQ75.5.L4395 2000

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
Location: JPL Stacks & Downtown Library HQ75.6.U5 F33 1992
An account of lesbian life in the twentieth century tracing the evolution of lesbian identity, discussing the establishment of lesbian subcultures in each decade, and examining how feminism and gay liberation have destigmatized lesbianism--a wide-ranging, meticulously researched history (New York: Columbia University Press, 1991)

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Books

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Lesbian and Gay Resources

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual Links
Free Website: http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/glbt
There are thousands (if not millions) of relevant websites out there; but here is a list to get you started, from the Librarians' Index to the Internet.

Hate Crimes Pathfinder
Free Website: http://www-lib.usc.edu/~trimmer/hatecrimesbib.html
A list of selected resources to information on Hate Crimes with links from the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Roundtable.

Yahoo!:  Resources on Hate Crimes
Free Website: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/
Links to documents and groups related to hate crimes in the United States.

Popcorn-Q
Free Website: http://www.planetout.com/pno/popcornq/
Online reviews of lesbian and gay-themed movies--the "ultimate online home for the Queer Moving Image." Do a search for "Wigstock."

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Political and Educational Organizations

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Free Website: http://www.glaad.org/
GLAAD is a national organization dedicated to promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Free Website: http://www.hrc.org/
HRC is a national organization which lobbies the federal government on gay, lesbian and AIDS issues, and educates the general public through various projects.

National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce Online (NGLTF)
Free Website: http://www.ngltf.org/
NGLTF is a national gay and lesbian civil rights organization since 1973 which lobbies and serves as a resource center for local and state organizations.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Free Website: http://www.pflag.org/
A national network of local chapters which works to promote the health and well-being of gay men, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered persons, and their families and friends. Web site includes report on hate crimes.

Equality Texas
Free Website: http://www.equalitytexas.org/
Equality Texas is a statewide political advocacy organization working to advance the cause of equality for all Texans. Equality Texas addresses a wide range of issues that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the Lone Star State.

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Commercial Sites

Gay.Com
Free Website: http://www.gay.com
An "online community" for gays and lesbians in the testing stage -- intended to be a comprehensive gay/lesbian online resource, offering news, information, entertainment, community interaction, and shopping.

Planet Out
Free Website: http://www.planetout.com/
Huge commercial website featuring news, Gay/Lesbian online bookstore, gay and lesbian magazines (with book reviews), shopping and more.

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WWW Directories

Queer Resources Directory
Free Website: http://www.qrd.org/
The Queer Resources Directory contains 23744 files--news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, etc.--about everything queer, produced by a volunteer group.

Yahoo!:  Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals
Free Website: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Cultures/

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San Antonio

Gay and Lesbian Community Center
Free Website: http://www.gaycenter.org/
Provides community resource information regarding organizations, programs, services, clubs, restaurants, bars, gyms/spas, professionals and more, which are of interest to persons who desire such information (i.e., tourists, newcomers and those uncertain of their sexuality).  Also offers referrals to other agencies who provide social, legal and health services on a non-judgmental basis.

Gayscape: San Antonio, Texas
Free Website: http://www.gayscape.com/gayscape/usatexassanantonio.html
Specialized gay, lesbian and bisexual search tool for products, topics, services and the world, developed by a commercial Internet Service Provider.

Social Services in San Antonio
Free Website: http://www.irissoft.com/uwsa/
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County database of social services.  Includes search categories for Gays and Lesbians.

05/23/08