Biographical Credits
Many of the entries for the Biographical Index
were contributed by Karen Goulart.
Review Credits
Many of the reviews and book descriptions are
written by staff members of Amazon.com which are copyrighted and
used by permission. Many of the anonymous reviews come from
Amazon.com as well. Other reviews and descriptions come from
specific publisher websites, book covers, etc.
Special Thanks
Special thanks goes to The
Knitting Circle, Lesbian and Gay Staff Association, South
Bank University. London. The Knitting Circle offers
resources on lesbian and gay issues with special emphasis on
higher education. Includes art, biography, film, government,
history, law, literature, music, poetry, psychology, science,
sociology, sports, and other related topics.
Sources
Completely
Queer : The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia by
Steve Hogan, Lee Hudson
Approximately 600 articles arranged in
alphabetical format attempt to "encircle" Queerness,
focusing primarily on the accomplishments of Western,
self-identified gays and lesbians in the 1970s-1990s, with forays
into the pre-Stonewall past. Entries feature Jimmy Somerville,
Emily Dickinson, June Jordan, Bill T. Jones--it's impossible to
provide a representative sample here. The breadth of the topic
makes for some interesting juxtapositions--entries on major
religions abide in bizarre proximity to Baths/Bathhouses, Beaches,
and Bears.
The Center's National Archive of Lesbian &
Gay History works to preserve our communities' heritage and make
it accessible through regular exhibits, publications, and
scholarly research activities. Founded in April 1990 and
coordinated by volunteer archivist and program co-founder Rich
Wandel, the Center's National Archive collection includes
thousands of papers, periodicals, correspondence, and photographs
donated by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and
organizations.
The
Gay Almanac by National Museum and Archive of
Lesbian and Gay History (Compiler)
The Gay Almanac is a unique, comprehensive
almanac designed for gay men traces the history of the gay
community, offers a directory of gay and lesbian organizations,
and much more. Comprehensive, informative, and meticulously
researched, this all-in-one almanac includes an up-to-date primer
on AIDS, facts and anecdotes concerning gay men of the past and
present, a dictionary of slang and symbols, and more.
The
Lesbian Almanac by National Museum and Archive of
Lesbian and Gay History (Compiler)
The Lesbian Almanac is a complete reference on
lesbian culture and history -- chronicling everything from the
lesbian community's fascinating past to the issues and ideas that
concern it most today. This unique, comprehensive reference
book includes a complete directory of lesbian organizations, a
timeline of lesbian achievements, up-to-date statistics on all
aspects of lesbian life, a reading list of lesbian literature, and
much more.
We
Are Everywhere : A Historical Sourcebook in Gay and Lesbian
Politics by Mark Blasius (Editor), Shane Phelan
(Editor)
Mark Blasius and Shane Phelan have compiled We
Are Everywhere, an incredibly useful and important volume of
primary source material that will help both the academic historian
as well as the common reader. Manuscripts ranging from
18th-century legal documents to contemporary essays and analysis
are used in We Are Everywhere to chart how life has changed
for gay people as well as how gay people themselves have forced
and created change.
A
Queer World : The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader by
Martin Duberman (Editor), City University of New York Center for
Lesbian and Gay Studies (Compiler)
This compendious, cutting-edge volume offers a
broad array of the most provocative gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender scholarship produced by the Center
for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) over the first decade
(1986 - 1996) of its existence at the CUNY Graduate School.
Hidden
from History : Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past by
Martha Vicinus, George Chauncey, Martin Bauml Duberman
Without
peer, Hidden from History gathers together the works of the most
exciting scholars in the dynamic field of homosexual studies,
making this a ground-breaking and provocative work that reveals
the history of gays and lesbians in different cultures and eras.
Photos.
The
Other Side of Silence : Men's Lives and Gay Identities : A
Twentieth-Century History
by John Loughery
Based on hundreds of interviews, new and classic
texts, and little-known archival sources, an award-winning writer
offers the first narrative history to consider signal moments,
general trends, and the multiple meanings of "gay
identity" in the whole United States from World War I to the
AIDS era and "queer" activism.
Gay
Essentials: Facts for Your Queer Brain by David Bianco
"Who was Sappho? How did San Francisco
get so gay? Was Eleanor Roosevelt really a lesbian? In this
lively volume, Bianco answers these and 98 other questions about
gay history. Largely culled from Bianco's newspaper column 'Past
Out', the entries in Gay Essentials are succinct, witty
and anecdotal. Bianco does a sensible, entertaining job of
covering the kind of history that isn't taught in most
schools." -- Library Journal, September 15, 1999
Brave
Journeys : Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage by
David Mixner (Editor), Dennis Bailey
It is always easy, in the celebratory light of
pride parades, to forget how recently these simple expressions
of community would have incurred police violence, public
protests, arrests, and the loss of jobs, homes, and families. Brave
Journeys should be required reading for gay people under 40,
especially those who think the pioneers of the pre-Stonewall
world and the early 1970s weren't radical enough. It's both
sobering and inspiring to read about figures such as Elaine
Noble, the first openly gay elected official in America, whose
house was repeatedly vandalized, who endured almost constant
threats, and who actually had a rifle pointed at her by a
schoolboy over her support of legislation ordering the
integration of Boston schools. Even more instructive is the
story of Dianne Hardy-Garcia, whose tireless activism in
Texas--surely one of the most challenging political arenas in
the country--has held religious conservatives at bay since the
early 1980s, although she hasn't triumphed over the crushing
antigay policies of George W. Bush. To complement the excellent
new histories of the gay rights movement, here are moving and
engaging accounts of popular heroes, from Del Martin and Phyllis
Lyons, founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, to navy top gun
Tracy Thorne, who declared his homosexuality on national
television in order to force the military to confront its
bigoted policies on sexual orientation. --Regina Marler
Gay
American History; Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.: A
Documentary History by Jonathan Ned Katz
This unique and pioneering work is a
comprehensive collection of documents on American gay life from
the early days of European settlement to the emergence of modern
American gay culture. Hailed by reviewers, it offers a new
historical perspective on this once invisible minority and its
400-year battle. Photographs and illustrations.
Who's
Who in Gay and Lesbian History : From Antiquity to World War II
by Robert Aldrich (Editor), Garry
Wotherspoon (Editor)
Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History
is a uniquely authoritative and comprehensive work on key men
and women in the history of homosexuality. Expert authors from
over a dozen countries have contributed over 500 figures, from
the era of Sappho and Socrates to the age of Radclyffe Hall and
Andre Gide.
Who's
Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History : From World War II
to the Present Day by Robert
Aldrich (Editor), Garry Wotherspoon (Editor)
Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian
History: From World War II to AIDS
provides a comprehensive modern biographical survey of
homosexuality in the Western world. Entries cover the less
well-known and cult icons; gay and lesbian activists to
homophobics; classical composers to rock musicians; novelists
and poets to queer theorists and Nobel Prize winners and Olympic
athletes.
