Research and Course Guides: LGBT+ Resources: Educational Materials

Terminology

These terms and definitions are intended for people who want to learn more about sexual identity (e.g. lesbian, bisexual, gay, straight, asexual) and gender identity (e.g. transgender, transsexual) vocabulary and issues. It attempts to provide basic information and vocabulary to enable you to interact with members of these communities as a respectful and informed individual.

Glossary of terms

Educational Links

Links:

Asexual

Asexuality.org

Bisexual

Bisexual Resource

BiSexual

Gender

The Gender Book
Understanding Gender

Homosexual

Coming out resource guide

Lesbian

Ten Things Lesbians should discuss with Healthcare provider

Pansexual

Pansexuality and Being Pansexual: Everything you need to know

What is Pansexuality? 4 Pan Celebs Explain in their own words

Transgender

Transgender Resources
Transgender Equality

TransWhat?

Educational Books

Understanding Asexuality by Anthony F. Bogaert ntroducton -- The A, B, C, and Ds of sex (and asex) -- History -- The prevalence of asexuality : to masturbate or not to masturbate -- Sex and gender -- Forging an (a)sexual identity -- The madness of sex -- Do you have hypoactive skydiving disorder? -- A monster in all of our lives -- Art and food on planet sex -- (A)sexuality and humor -- Just because -- The beginning.
Call Number: HQ21 .B655 2015
ISBN: 9781442201002
Publication Date: 2015
Sociology of Sexualities by Kathleen J. Fitzgerald; Kandice L. Grossman Ch. 1. The social construction of sexuality -- Ch. 2. The science of sexuality -- Ch. 3. Gender and sexuality -- Ch. 4. Sexuality, inequality, and privilege -- Ch. 5. LGBTQ mobilization and activism -- Ch. 6. Media, sport, and sexuality -- Ch. 7. Sexuality, schools, and the workplace -- Ch. 8. Religion, family, and sexuality -- Ch. 9. Sexuality and reproduction -- Ch. 10. Sexual health -- Ch. 11. Commodification of sex -- Ch. 12. Sexual violence.
Call Number: HQ21 .F6845 2017
ISBN: 9781506304014
Publication Date: 2017
The Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra Decker
Call Number: HQ23 .D435 2015
ISBN: 9781634502436
Publication Date: 2015
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman The loves of women for each other" : "romantic friends" in the twentieth century -- A worm in the bud : the early sexologists and love between women -- Lesbian chic: experimentation and repression in the 1920s -- Wastelands and oases: the 1930s -- "Naked amazons and queer damozels" : World War II and its aftermath -- The love that dares not speak its name : McCarthyism and its legacy -- Butches, femmes, and kikis : creating lesbian subcultures in the 1950s and '60s -- "Not a public relations movement" : lesbian revolutions in the 1960s through '70s -- Lesbian Nation : creating a women-identified-women community in the 1970s -- Lesbian sex wars in the 1980s -- From tower of Babel to community: lesbian life in the 1980s -- Epilogue: Social constructions and the metamorphoses of love between women.
Call Number: HQ75.6.U5 F33 2012
ISBN: 9780231074896
Publication Date: 2012
Queer Wars by Dennis Altman; Jonathan Symons Introduction: Queer wars: how should we respond to global polarization over gay rights? -- Setting the agenda -- The emergence of a global movement -- Queer rights as human rights -- The conservative backlash -- International polarization -- What is to be done?
Call Number: HQ76.5 .A39 2016
ISBN: 9780745698687
Publication Date: 2016
Queer Brown Voices by Uriel Quesada (Editor); Letitia Gomez (Editor); Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (Editor) In the last three decades of the twentieth century, LGBT Latinas/os faced several forms of discrimination. The greater Latino community did not often accept sexual minorities, and the mainstream LGBT movement expected everyone, regardless of their ethnic and racial background, to adhere to a specific set of priorities so as to accommodate a "unified" agenda. To disrupt the cycle of sexism, racism, and homophobia that they experienced, LGBT Latinas/os organized themselves on local, state, and national levels, forming communities in which they could fight for equal rights while simultaneously staying true to both their ethnic and sexual identities. Yet histories of LGBT activism in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s often reduce the role that Latinas/os played, resulting in misinformation, or ignore their work entirely, erasing them from history. Queer Brown Voices is the first book published to counter this trend, documenting the efforts of some of these LGBT Latina/o activists. Comprising essays and oral history interviews that present the experiences of fourteen activists across the United States and in Puerto Rico, the book offers a new perspective on the history of LGBT mobilization and activism. The activists discuss subjects that shed light not only on the organizations they helped to create and operate, but also on their broad-ranging experiences of being racialized and discriminated against, fighting for access to health care during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and struggling for awareness.
Call Number: HQ76.8.U5 Q44 2015
ISBN: 9781477302323
Publication Date: 2015
Finding Out by Jonathan F. Alexander; Michelle A. Gibson; Deborah T. Meem Introduction: to the reader -- Before identity: the ancient world through the 19th century -- Sexology -- Toward liberation -- Queer normalization and beyond -- Nature, nurture, and identity -- Queer diversities -- Intersectionalities -- Queer literatures -- Visual and performing arts -- Film and television -- Queers and the Internet -- Queer cultures.
Call Number: HQ76.25 .M45 2018
ISBN: 9781506337401
Publication Date: 2017
Queer Theory, Gender Theory by Riki Wilchins "A one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies. Nationally known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from LGBT and feminist politics, as well as her own life, to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire. This is that rare postmodern theory book that combines accessibility, passion, personal experience and applied politics, noting at every turn why these ideas matter and how they can affect your daily life."--Back cover.
Call Number: HQ76.25 .W55 2014
ISBN: 9781626010895
Publication Date: 2014
What Color Is Your Hoodie? by Jarrett Neal In thirteen candid and provocative essays, author Jarrett Neal reports on the status of black gay men in the new millennium, examining classism among black gay men, racism within the gay community, representations of the black male body within gay pornography, and patriarchal threats to the survival of both black men and gay men. What Color Is Your Hoodie? employs the author's own quest for visibility--through bodybuilding, creative writing, and teaching, among other pursuits--as the genesis for an insightful and critical dialogue that ultimately symbolizes the entire black gay community's struggle for recognition and survival
Call Number: HQ76.27.A37 N43 2015
ISBN: 9781937627225
Publication Date: 2015
Transgender History by Susan Stryker Transgender History covers American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today. Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapter 1 covers the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II. Chapter 2 addresses trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s. Chapter 3 focuses on the mid-'70s to 1990--the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years. Chapters 4 and 5 are broken into the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s, respectively. Sidebars highlight quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history, and others will feature brief biographies of key players. First-person narratives from transgender memoirs are excerpted and treatments of transgenderism in popular culture are also discussed."--Publisher's description.
Call Number: HQ77.9 .S77 2008
ISBN: 9781580052245
Publication Date: 2008
Transgender 101 by Nicholas M. Teich What does it mean to be transgender?: an introduction to the term -- Sexual orientation versus gender: what's the difference? -- Coming out as transgender: when, why, and how people come out -- Transition: the social, the emotional, and the medical -- The history of transgenderism and its evolution over time -- Transgenderism as a mental health issue: the controversy over transgender identity as a disorder -- Discrimination: exploring the barriers that transpeople face -- Lesser-known types of transgenderism: understanding cross-dressers, genderqueer people, drag queens, and more.
Call Number: HQ77.9 .T45 2012
ISBN: 9780231157131
Publication Date: 2012
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Laura Erickson-Schroth (Editor) There is no one way to be transgender. Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. Only recently have sex and gender been thought of as separate concepts, and we have learned that sex (traditionally thought of as physical or biological) is as variable as gender (traditionally thought of as social). While trans people share many common experiences, there is immense diversity within trans communities. There are an estimated 700,000 transgendered individuals in the US and 15 million worldwide. Even still, there's been a notable lack of organized information for this sizable group. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a revolutionary resource-a comprehensive, reader-friendly guide for transgender people, with each chapter written by transgender or genderqueer authors. Inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, the classic and powerful compendium written for and by women, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is widely accessible to the transgender population, providing authoritative information in an inclusive and respectful way and representing the collective knowledge base of dozens of influential experts. Each chapter takes the reader through an important transgender issue, such as race, religion, employment, medical and surgical transition, mental health topics, relationships, sexuality, parenthood, arts and culture, and many more. Anonymous quotes and testimonials from transgender people who have been surveyed about their experiences are woven throughout, adding compelling, personal voices to every page. In this unique way, hundreds of viewpoints from throughout the community have united to create this strong and pioneering book. It is a welcoming place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, professors, guidance counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life"-- Provided by publisher. "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (TBTS) will be the go-to resource for transgender populations, covering health, cultural and social questions, history, theory, legal issues, and more. It is a place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, educators, counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life. It is intended to become the ultimate commercial resource (approx 500 pp.) on trans health and development for trans populations, serving much the same role as Our Bodies, Ourselves, which is now published for women worldwide"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number: HQ77.9 .T714 2014
ISBN: 9780199325351
Publication Date: 2014
Violence Against Queer People by Doug Meyer Introduction : social inequality and violence against LGBT people -- More than homophobia : the race, class, and gender dynamics of anti-LGBT violence -- "I'm making Black people look bad" : the racial implications of anti-queer violence -- Gendered views of sexual assault, physical violence, and verbal abuse -- Race, gender, and perceptions of violence as homophobic -- "Not that big of a deal" : social class differences in viewing violence as severe -- The home and the street : violence from strangers and family members -- Conclusion : anti-queer violence and multiple systems of oppression.
Call Number: HV6250.4.H66 M49 2015
ISBN: 9780813573168
Publication Date: 2015
Trans* in College by Kristen A. Renn (Foreword by); Z. Nicolazzo; Stephen John Quaye (Afterword by) "This is both a personal book that offers an account of the author's own trans* identity and a deeply engaged study of trans* collegians that reveals the complexities of trans* identities, and how these students navigate the trans* oppression present throughout society and their institutions, create community and resilience, and establish meaning and control in a world that assumes binary genders. This book is addressed as much to trans* students themselves -- offering them a frame to understand the genders that mark them as different and to address the feelings brought on by the weight of that difference -- as it is to faculty, student affairs professionals, and college administrators, opening up the implications for the classroom and the wider campus. This book not only remedies the paucity of literature on trans* college students, but does so from a perspective of resiliency and agency. Rather than situating trans* students as problems requiring accommodation, this book problematizes the college environment and frames trans* students as resilient individuals capable of participating in supportive communities and kinship networks, and of developing strategies to promote their own success." --Amazon.
Call Number: LC2574.6 .N52 2017
ISBN: 9781620364550
Publication Date: 2016
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology by Victoria Clarke; Sonja J. Ellis; Elizabeth Peel; Damien W. Riggs "This textbook introduces students to the psychology of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and experiences. It covers a broad range of topics including diversity, prejudice, health, relationships, parenting and lifespan experiences from youth to old age."--Jacket.
Call Number: RC451.4.G39 L47 2010
ISBN: 9780521876667
Publication Date: 2010