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Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies

Archives

Some resources listed are available online; others require site visits.

For a more comprehensive list, see W ikipedia.

For further information about archival research, see Archival Research Resources.

If you're looking for additional Greater Toronto Area resources, you can also try Toronto 211's community connection, which lists all LGBTQ groups in the area.

Toronto

Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives
Extensive collection in various formats. Admission to the archives is free.
ACT: AIDS Committee Toronto
Provides information and statistics on AIDS, as well as workshops and information on ACT's current research projects.
Rainbow Health Ontario
Features database of descriptions of resources such as books, reports, presentations, journal articles and websites from Ontario, Canada and around the world. All resources are reviewed by RHO health promotion staff members and information is added on an ongoing basis.

Canada

Les Archives gaies du Québec/The Quebec Gay Archives
French language. Many materials are available online.
Passions Uncovered: Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Pulps
Presented by the University of Saskatchewan.
Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria
University of Manitoba digital collections: Manitoba gay and lesbian archives

International

ACT UP Oral History Project
Collection of online audio interviews with the surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (interviews also availabe as downloaded texts).
Gay on the Range
Image archive of gay pulp fiction artwork from the '50s and '60s.
GLAA: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance archive
Online archive features a timeline with hyperlinks to relevant articles, testimony, press releases, etc.
GLBT Historical Society: archives
Extensive archive holdings of San Francisco (and beyond) LGBT history, with some pieces available online.
Hall-Carpenter Archives
UK
Hexagone Gay
Archival and historical LGBTQ information from France (only available in French).
Homodok
The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Includes some online resources.
Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University
Unique archive featuring synopses of the materials in the collection.
LGBT Archives at Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Some online images, via their Flickr account
LGBT@NYPL
Collections and programs; some online resources
Queer Zine Archive Project
Zines are typically defined as publications with a circulation of less than 5,000 (though in practice usually less than 1,000). Note that these are not scholarly sources, but most articles make for compelling reads, given the political nature of zines. Use the site's search engine to find zines or articles on your topic.
Strange Sisters
Image archive of lesbian pulp fiction artwork from the '50s and '60s.

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Subjects: Sexual Diversity Studies, Women and Gender Studies