Penn State Resources
Websites
Online Journals & Databases
Subject Terms
Great Valley Materials

Internet Resources
General websites
College & University Subject Guides
National Organizations
News Sites

Websites:

The Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity
http://www.equity.psu.edu/clgbte/

"Created in 1991, the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity is an advisory group to the President. The purpose of the Commission is to improve the climate for diversity within Penn State and specifically to address issues affecting the welfare of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members of the University community."

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Support Network Membership List
http://www.sa.psu.edu/lgbt/index.cfm

"This list identifies people with information, sensitivity and understanding towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues."

LGBTA Student Resource Center
http://www.sa.psu.edu/lgbt/

The LGBTA Student Resource Center, Division of Student Affairs, includes links and information under the following headings: Support Network, Library, Resources, Events, Scholarships, Commission on lgbt Equity, Straight Talks (PDF), Newsletter, Contact Us, and Mentorship Program.

Penn State Libraries: Diversity
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/admin/diversity/

top of page

Online Journals & Databases:

Databases:

GLBT Life

GLBT Life includes comprehensive indexing and abstract coverage of journals, newspapers, books, and magazines in in LGBT studies as well as full text for some of the most important and historically significant works. Full text is available for 50+ titles including The Advocate, Gay Parent Magazine, Girlfriends, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies, James White Review, ISNA News, Ladder, Lesbian Tide, New York Blade, ONE, TANGENTS, and Washington Blade.

GenderWatch

Includes the full text from magazines, journals, newspapers, government reports and more, this database focuses on subjects central to women's lives, including family, childbirth, birth control, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders and social and societal roles. NOTE: This database includes many glbt titles including Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, Journal of Lesbian Studies, and Lesbian Review of Books.

Full Text access to the following journals is available to Penn State students, staff and faculty.

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy
GENDERWATCH - To search for this title in GenderWatch: Go to Advanced Search and type in the name of the journal in the Publication Name field. Coverage: 3/1/89

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services
GENDERWATCH - To search for this title in GenderWatch: Go to Advanced Search and type in the name of the journal in the Publication Name field. Coverage: 3/1/94

Journal of Homosexuality
GENDERWATCH - To search for this title in GenderWatch: Go to Advanced Search and type in the name of the journal in the Publication Name field. Coverage: 10/1/74

GLQ-A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - To search for this title in Lexis-Nexis: Click on the Sources link at the top of the screen, type in the name of the journal, and click on Search This Title . Coverage: 2000 - current

Muse - To search for this title in Muse: Click on Journals and on the letter G and then on the GLQ:A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies .
Coverage: 2000-CURRENT

Journal of Lesbian Studies

GENDERWATCH - To search for this title in GenderWatch: Go to Advanced Search and type in the name of the journal in the Publication Name field. Coverage: 3/1/97

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - To search for this title in Lexis-Nexis: Click on the Sources link at the top of the screen, type in the name of the journal, and click on Search This Title . Coverage: From January 3, 1997 through current

Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe -To search for this title in Lexis-Nexis: Click on the Sources link at the top of the screen, type in the name of the journal, and click on Search This Title . Coverage: From Summer 1994 through current

GENDERWATCH - To search for this title in GenderWatch: Go to Advanced Search and type in the name of the journal in the Publication Name field.
Coverage: 1/1/94-Oct-99

Online
http://glreview.com/

Lesbian Review of Books
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - To search for this title in Lexis-Nexis: Click on the Sources link at the top of the screen, type in the name of the journal, and click on Search This Title . Coverage: From September 1, 1994 through current

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Kluwer - To search for this title in Kluwer Online: Type in the name of the journal in the Search field on the left hand side of the screen. Coverage: 2000-current

Advocate (The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine)
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - To search for this title in Lexis-Nexis: Click on the Sources link at the top of the screen, type in the name of the journal, and click on Search This Title . Coverage: From September 11, 2002 through current

International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies
Kluwer - To search for this title in Kluwer Online: Type in the name of the journal in the Search field on the left hand side of the screen. Coverage: 2000-current

top of page

Subject Terms:

Just a sample of subject terms indexed in the Penn State Online Catalog (the Cat).

Bisexual

Diversity

Gay, Gays, Gay Rights

Homophobia

Homosexuals

Homosexuality

Homosexuality and education

Gay students

Lesbian students

Bisexual students

Transsexual students

Lesbian, Lesbians

Multiculturalism

Sexual Orientation

Transsexual

top of page

Great Valley Library:

Materials available at Penn State Great Valley Library (as of 2004). For more recent additions check out the Online Catalog (the Cat)

HD6285.5.U6 R34
Changing Corporate America From the Inside Out: Lesbian and Gay Workplace Rights
Raeburn, Nicole

HF5549.5.M5P79 2004
The psychology and management of workplace diversity
Stockdale, Margaret S.

KF4755.5.K55 2004
Affirmative action and diversity : the beginning of the end? Or the end of the beginning?
Killenbeck, Mark Robert.

LC1099.3.I78 2003
Educating teachers for diversity : seeing with a cultural eye
Irvine , Jacqueline Jordan.

LC192.6.C26 2003
Diverse sexuality and schools : a reference handbook
Campos, David.

LC5159.7.U6L35 2003
Welcoming children from sexual-minority families into our schools
Lamme, Linda Leonard.

HM1271.G39 2003
Cultural diversity : conflicts and challenges : the ultimate teen guide
Gay, Kathlyn.

HF5549.5.M5I535 2003
Individual diversity and psychology in organizations
Davidson, Marilyn

HD4903.T48 2003
Making diversity work : 7 steps for defeating bias in the workplace
Thiederman, Sondra B.

HF5549.5.M5G56 2003
The global diversity desk reference : managing an international workforce
Gardenswartz, Lee.

LB1050.2.M37 2003
Making race visible : literacy research for cultural understanding
Greene, Stuart.

LB1570.W38 2002
The foundations of educational curriculum and diversity : 1565 to the present
Watras, Joseph.

HF5549.5.M5C586 2002
The diversity training handbook : a practical guide to understanding & changing attitudes
Clements, Phillip Edward.

HF5549.5.M5C688 2001
Creating the multicultural organization : a strategy for capturing the power of diversity
Cox, Taylor , 1949-

HD6285.W56 2001
Straight talk about gays in the workplace
Winfeld, Liz.

RA564.87.L468 2001
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health issues : selections from the American journal of public health
Silvestre, Anthony J.

Z711.2.T43 2000
Teaching the new library to today's users : reaching international, minority, senior citizens, gay/lesbian, first-generation, at-risk, graduate and returning students, and distance learners
Jacobson, Trudi.

HF5549.5.M5B83 2000
Diversity consciousness : opening our minds to people, cultures, and opportunities
Bucher, Richard D., 1949-

LC5159.7.U6C37 1999
Gay parents/straight schools : building communication and trust
Casper, Virginia.

LC192.6.W67 1998
Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students : a handbook for faculty and administrators
Sanlo, Ronni L., 1947-

JC571.O29 1998
Equal rights
O'Connor, Maureen, 1940-

PN6071.H724C65 1998
The Columbia anthology of gay literature : readings from Western antiquity to the present day
Fone, Byrne R. S.

LC192.6.T33 1998
Tackling gay issues in school : a resource module
Mitchell, Leif.

HD6285.W56 1995
Straight talk about gays in the workplace : creating an inclusive, productive environment for everyone in your organization
Winfeld, Liz.

HF5549.5.S45Z83 1996
Sexual orientation in the workplace : gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and heterosexuals working together
Zuckerman, Amy J. (Amy Jo), 1967-

UB418.G38C362 1994
Serving in silence. [sound recording]
Cammermeyer, Margarethe, 1942-

Thesis 1994m. MNGT Behne,R
Caregiving for an elderly gay and lesbian population : a questionnaire, survey and multiple case approach
Behney, Robert.

HQ76.3.U5M36 1993
The lesbian and gay parenting handbook : creating and raising our families
Martin, April, 1948-

LB1620.W34 1993
Gay teens at risk
Walling, Donovan R., 1948-

LC192.6.C66 1992
Coming out of the classroom closet : gay and lesbian students, teachers, and curriculum
Harbeck, Karen Marie.

top of page

General Websites

glbtq - gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer encyclopedia
http://www.glbtq.com/

"An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, & queer culture."

Queer Resources Directory
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/

"The Queer Resources Directory contains 25488 files about everything queer."

The Library Worker's Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/library/libq/

"Library Q has been developed to help library workers in their efforts to improve services and collections for LBGTQ library users. An attempt to centrally collect and provide access to a variety of LBGT library-related resources and tools, Library Q links to relevant external resources as well as offering selected original documents and tools either created by Library Q staff or contributed by library workers and other experts."

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
http://www.oneinstitute.org/

"The ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives houses the world's largest research library on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,and Transgendered heritage and concerns."

Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography of the Legal Literature Rutgers Law Library
http://law-library.rutgers.edu/SSM.html

top of page

Colleges and University Subject Guides

Penn State University Libraries - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Studies Subject Guide
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/socialsciences/lgbt/index.htm

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies: Selected Resources at Duke University
http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/subjects/gaybib.htm#

Sexual Orientation Specific Resources: Bibliographies and Guides - University of Maryland diversity database
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Sexual_Orientation/Bibliographies/

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies - UC Berkeley Library
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Collections/Gayles/

Selected Resources for: Gay and Lesbian Studies - University Libraries University of Minnesota
http://research.lib.umn.edu/rqs.phtml?subject_id=99&x=33&y=13

top of page

National Organizations

The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies - City University of New York
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Clags/index.html

"The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) is the first and only university-based research center in the United States dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities."

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
http://www.hrc.org/

"The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community."

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
http://www.pflag.org/

"PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights."

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
http://www.ngltf.org/

"NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement."

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD)
http://www.glaad.org/

"The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation."

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
http://www.gpac.org/

"The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights."

International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
http://www.ifge.org/

"The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), founded in 1987, is a leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. IFGE is not a support group, it is an information provider and clearinghouse for referrals about all things which are transgressive of established social gender norms."

American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table
http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/welcomeglbtround.htm

"The GLBTRT is a unit of the American Library Association. The GLBTRT was founded in 1970 as the Task Force on Gay Liberation. We are considered to be the nation's first gay, lesbian & bisexual professional organization."

The Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS)
http://www.iglss.org/

" . . . (IGLSS) is the source for timely and relevant scholarship. An independent think tank answering questions that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, . ."

Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/index.html

"This site features work by Dr. Gregory Herek, an internationally recognized authority on sexual prejudice (or homophobia), hate crimes, and AIDS stigma. It provides factual information to promote the use of scientific knowledge for education and enlightened public policy related to sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS."

National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
http://www.lgbtcampus.org/

"The combined vision and mission on the Consortium is to achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect. Our goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum to professionally enhance this work; to seek climate improvement on campuses; and to advocate for policy change, program development, and establishment of LGBT Office/Centers."

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
http://www.glsen.org/templates/index.html

"GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. "

Network-Q
http://www.networkq.org/home.cfm?target=main

"Welcome to NetworkQ.org - a free and confidential online networking service for the LGBT business school community."

OutProud - Resources for Queer and Questioning Youth
http://www.outproud.org/

The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth invites users to take advantage of the wide range of resources available for youth and educators.

Welcome to FTM International
http://www.ftmi.org/

"FTM stands for Female-to-Male. This site is the internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men."

National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)
http://www.ntac.org/

"NTAC works for the advancement of understanding and the attainment of full civil rights for all transgendered, intersexed and gender variant people in every aspect of society and actively opposes discriminatory acts by all means legally available."

Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists
http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/iglr/solga/main.html

"The Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) of the American Anthropological Association was founded in 1988. SOLGA promotes communication, encourages research, develops teaching materials, and serves the interests of gay and lesbian anthropologists within the association."

top of page

News Sites

The Advocate
http://www.advocate.com/

"The award-winning national gay & lesbian newsmagazine Web site."

PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com/pno/splash.html

365gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/

top of page