Research Guides: Queer Literature: Historical & Social Context

Magazines & Newspapers

The Advocate
Available online from 1996.
Windy City Times
Chicago's LGBTQ newspaper, containing archives from 1996 to present day.
Out
Available online from 2006, with some exceptions

American Decades Series by Vincent Tompkins (Editor); Victor Bondi (Editor); Judith Baughman
Call Number: Stacks 973.9 A5125 - 5th floor. Also available online.
ISBN: 9780787650766
Social history and analysis in fashion, art, politics, social life, religion, and more, browsable one decade at a time from the 1900s through the 1990s.
American Decades Primary Sources by Cynthia Rose (Editor)
Call Number: Available online.
ISBN: 9780787665876
Incudes oral histories, songs, speeches, ads, play and movie scripts, letters, newspaper articles, recipes, and more.

"How to Use American Decades" - created September 2020, 7 minutes.

People with a History
Historical texts and discussion of LGBT people throughout historical periods and geographic regions.
OutHistory
A rich collection of images, primary source texts, oral histories, and bibliographies of historical material from the 1600s through the 20th century.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Sex and Gender
Medieval primary sources on sex and gender. Some have full text, others with information on holding institutions.
LGBTQ History in Government Documents
UC San Diego's guide on US LGBTQ history though US government actions and government documents.
ACT UP NY (Archive)
Archive for ACT UP, an NYC advocacy group promoting awareness of and response to the AIDS epidemic.
AIDS Education Posters Collection
University of Rochester's collection of images of AIDS educational posters from various countries.