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GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual) History Month
Prepared by John Sandstrom
Pathfinders


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Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog
to find books about the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual) History Month
  Gays
  Gay communities -- United States
  Gay couples
  Gay fathers -- Interviews
  Gay parents -- United States
  Gay rights
  Gay teenagers
  Gay youth -- Biography
  Homosexuality
  Lesbian activists -- United States -- Biography
  Lesbian communities -- United States
  Lesbian couples
  Lesbian mothers
  Lesbian teenagers -- Fiction
  Lesbianism
  Bisexuality
  Transsexuals
  Transsexualism
 
Reference Resources  
 
Who’s Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II
Edited by Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon
Routeledge, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN: 9780415159821
Call no:  R  305.90664 WHO

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This is is a comprehensive work on key men and women in the history of homosexuality. It includes biographies with references on figures in politics, social activism, culture and the arts, medicine, religion and other fields covering Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Australia.
 
The Gay Almanac The Gay Almanac
Compiled by the National Museum & Archive of Lesbian and Gay History
Berkley Books, New York, NY, 1996
ISBN:  9780425153000
Call no:  R 305.90664 G25

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This book chronicles everything from the gay community's past to the issues and ideas that concern it most today.
 
 
Books  
 
50 Ways to Support Lesbian & Gay Equality: The Complete Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors – or Yourself 50 Ways to Support Lesbian & Gay Equality: The Complete Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors – or Yourself
Written by Meredith Maran
Inner Ocean Pub., Maui, 2005
ISBN:  9781930722507
Call no:  323.3264 FIF

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This guide demonstrates positive ways to deal with everyday homophobia and heterosexism, offering guidance on issues ranging from the personal — what to say to a closeted friend — to the political — how to support gay rights around the world.
 
Alma Mater Alma Mater
Written by Rita Mae Brown
Ballantine Books, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN:  9780345428202
Call no:  FIC BRO

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Victoria "Vic" Savedge is a six-foot-tall, raven-haired beauty who is dating Charly Harrison, a college football star. Vic is set to marry Charly until she meets a woman named Chris.  Neither can resist their mutual attraction—an attraction that erupts into a passion that will forever change the course of both their lives.
 
Living in Secret
Written by Cristina Salat
Bantam Books, New York, NY, 1993
ISBN:  9780553086706
Call no:  J FIC SAL

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Eleven-year-old Amelia runs away from her father's home to live with her mother and her mother's lover Janey in California. She must take on a new identity—because if she is discovered, her mother and Janey might be arrested. Can her secret life go on forever?
 
Totally Joe Totally Joe
Written by James Howe
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 2005
ISBN:  9780689839573
Call no:  J FIC HOW

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As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the challenges of being a gay teenager.
 
How Would You Feel if Your Dad Was Gay? How Would You Feel if Your Dad Was Gay?
Written by Ann Heron
Alyson Wonderland, Boston, MA, 1994
ISBN:  9781555832438
Call no:  J 306.874 HER

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Kids attack a small girl who feels she has the right to talk about her family that has two dads, and her brother sees her disclosure as a betrayal. 
 
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.

Please ask your librarian for a login and password.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  5,008 Full-text References for "Homosexuality"
  25,681 Full-text References for "Gay"
  13,222 Full-text References for "Lesbian"
  184 Full-text References for "Bisexuality"
  26 Full-text References for "Transsexuality"
  1,593 Full-text References for "Queer"
 
Internet Resources  
 
PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* History
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/
  This site is from Fordham University. It traces the history of GLBT people from ancient times to the modern period.
KQED | Heritage: LGBT Timeline Resources & History Links
http://www.kqed.org/topics/history/heritage/lgbt/history-links.jsp
  This page has links to many sites related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride.
 


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