Research Guides: THEA 236/WGSS 233: Performing LGBTQ+ Histories: Finding Scholarly Articles

Best Bet Library Databases

LGBTQ+ Source
Publication Dates: 1917-present
Provides scholarly and popular publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources on LGBT-focused topics.
Women's Studies International
Publication Dates: 1972-Present
Includes summaries of scholarly articles on topics rooted in feminist and queer theory. Includes references to journals, newspapers, book chapters, dissertations, and more.
GenderWatch
Publication Dates: 1970-Present
Includes newspaper and magazine articles, as well as reviews and scholarly journal articles. Start here if you have a pop culture topic.
Feminist Periodicals
Contains the tables of contents from 150 academic journals and pop culture magazines. Includes periodicals in the fields of Feminism, Gender and Women's Studies, Sexuality Studies, and LGBTQIA+ Studies, many of which are not indexed in standard sources. To access full text, search the library catalog for the article title.

Additional Resources

If you are researching a lesser-known person, place, or event, you may want to search the full-text e-journals collections below.

JSTOR
Provides access to articles in leading academic journals and books in the fields of humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Project MUSE
Provides access to academic journals in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
Google Scholar
Provides access to scholarly articles, books, conference papers, and more. Modify your Google Scholar settings to access library-provided full text.

LGBTQ+ History Journals

GLQ: a journal of lesbian and gay studies
GLQ publishes scholarship, criticism, and commentary in areas as diverse as law, science studies, religion, political science, and literary studies. Its aim is to offer queer perspectives on all issues touching on sex and sexuality.
Journal of the History of Sexuality
Established in 1990, the Journal of the History of Sexuality illuminates the history of sexuality in all its expressions, recognizing various differences of class, culture, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Spanning geographic and temporal boundaries, JHS provides a much-needed forum for historical, critical, and theoretical research in this field.
Journal of Lesbian Studies
The Journal of Lesbian Studies examines the cultural, historical, and interpersonal impact of the lesbian experience on society, keeping readers informed and up-to-date on current findings, resources, and community concerns.
Transgender Studies Quarterly
SQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly offers a high-profile venue for innovative research and scholarship that contest the objectification, pathologization, and exoticization of transgender lives. It publishes interdisciplinary work that explores the diversity of gender, sex, sexuality, embodiment, and identity in ways that have not been adequately addressed by feminist and queer scholarship.

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