Legend
- McGill users only
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender[ed] history in America Also in paper copy HSSL HQ76.3 U5 E53 2004 3v.
- Encyclopedia of gender and society (2009)
- Encyclopedia of sex and gender: men and women in the world's cultures HSSL REF HQ16 E53 2004 2v.
- Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender (2001)
- Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide (2010)
- Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: from antiquity to World War II
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - bisexual, transgender?, same-sex, etc.
Search tips
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. transgender? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words transgender, transgendering, transgendered, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "sexual diversity" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase sexual diversity |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. bisexual AND (transgendered OR "sexual diversity") will retrieve catalogue records containing the word bisexual AND either transgendered OR the phrase sexual diversity |
Core and Additional Databases
Periodical Indexes, Bibliographies, Full-text Articles (Electronic Databases)
- Alternative Press Index 1991-
- Contemporary Women's Issues 1992-
- Gender Studies Database 1972-
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences 1981-
- JSTOR
- SocIndex with Full Text
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Theses
Selected Internet Sites
Accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
- BGLAD : glbt search portal
Links to thousands of GLBTQ info sites by category or search topic. - Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
Produced by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction - Gay Canada: a bibliography and videography, 1984-2008
A comprehensive listing of Canadian materials. - glbtq : an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture
A comprehensive resource of arts and cultural information. - Queer Studies (Voice of the Shuttle)
Selected resources on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, and other antinormative sexual identities, practices, performances, discourses, representations, and communities. - SexBiblio: bibliography of the history of western sexuality
Selected academic resources on the history of western sexuality, mostly 1700-2004 but also some titles about antique, medieval and non-western sexuality.
Other Resources
Related Subject Guides
- BGLAD : glbt search portal