Queer (LGBTQ+) Studies: Books & Videos

is an online resource hosting books, periodicals, and archival materials documenting LGBTQ+ political, social and cultural movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day. The collection includes documents ranging from letters, speeches, interviews, and ephemera covering the political evolution of queer rights as well as memoirs, biographies, poetry, letters and works of fiction that illuminate the lives of lesbian, gay, transgender, bi, and queer individuals and the community. This release features a first selection of materials collected by activist and publisher Tracy Baim from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s, the Magnus Hirschfeld collection from the Kinsey Institute, periodicals such as En la Vida and BLACKlines, select rare works from notable LGBTQ+ publishers including Alyson Books and Cleis Press, as well as mainstream trade and university publishers.

This growing collections in LGBTQ+ Studies features award-winning films, documentaries, interviews, and archival footage exploring the social, cultural, and political evolution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.