A significant collection of digitised primary source material, comprising:
1. LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940 I and II - material drawn mostly from archives in the US and UK
2. Sex and Sexuality 16th to 20th century - more than 5000 digitised rare books drawn from the British Library Private Case, Alfred C. Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, and the New York Academy of Medicine
3. International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture - draws on 3 important collections: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA), South Africa; Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives; Lesbian Herstory Archives, New York
Online hub for digitised materials on transgender history (including primary sources), born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.
Major US libraries & academic libraries partnered through the Big Ten Open Books project to make 100 titles in gender & sexuality freely available. Most have a US emphasis
London College of Communication (University of the Arts London) project collecting a wide range of zines, covering many areas: feminist, sexuality, etc. Some have been digitised
This Library database has archived the full text files of 26 of the most influential, serial publications covering LGBT interests. Includes the pre-eminent US and UK titles – The Advocate and Gay Times, respectively. Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community.
Founded 1997 for the production, preservation and dissemination of information about the history, culture and contemporary experiences of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer) people in South Africa.
Pan-Africanist digital platform that focuses on sex and sexuality in Africa, through archiving stories, knowledge production & edutainment, and digital community building
Project (1986-2004) to document the lived experiences of Lesbian & Gay individuals in the UK. The archive is housed at the Mass Observation Unit, University of Sussex
Initiated in the 1980s and now one of the largest sexuality surveys in the world, carried out approximately every 10 years by UCL and other partners. Data can be downloaded from the UK Data Service
ILGA-Europe produces Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex People, with index ranking countries on LGBTI laws & policies
Video recordings by a diverse range of LGBTIQ+ individuals from the area
The University of Essex has a long tradition of research & publishing relating to sexuality, particularly in relation to LGBT issues. This guide, produced in 2014, highlights important elements of the library collections in this area:
Part of the larger JSTOR Reveal Digital project, this collection of digitised primary source publications chronicles the rise of the Gay & Lesbian movement in 1970s US
Founded in 1952, ONE is the oldest active LGBTQ organisation in the US. It's library & archives are the largest in the world in this sphere, and were deposited with University of Southern California Libraries in 2010.
