Gender and Sexuality Studies: Resources on the Web

Provides an overview of rights for trans persons around the world. Offers robust reports and mapping projects covering issues such as trans murder, health care, asylum legislation, hormone therapy, gender reassignment treatment/surgery, and more.

Country reports on issues (including human rights violations) related to sexual orientation and/or gender identity or expression.

Information on worldwide gender equality issues such as political participation, economic empowerment, violence against women, peace and security, and more. The digital library provides access to a variety of reports, assessments, guides, manuals, and the like.

Interactive maps and charts showing educational pathways in more than 200 countries and territories.

Access 52 quantitative and 11 qualitative indicators related to gender equality. Search by country or indicator. Downloadable data sets.

17 indicators that address the intersections of gender and environment, such as food security, pollution, etc.

LGBT rights advocacy organization that provides information on marriage and relationships, families, non-discrimination, seniors, transgender rights, and youth. Details current bills and existing legislation.

Outlines ACLU's participation in LGBT rights in Southern California and provides information on the LGBTQ Student Rights Project and related topics.

Reports, current and past legislation, and additional information related to the California LGBT community.

Prepared by the Office of the California Attorney General, this resource outlines women's rights and resources in the following areas: employment; economic independence; education; housing; health care; domestic relations; violent crimes; and child care. Covers both California and federal laws and provides citations to select statutes, regulations, court cases, and opinions.

2019. Released by Mount St. Mary's University, this year's report focuses on identity, access, and equity.

List of US government documents tracing LGBTQ rights from 1830 to present. Created by librarians Jesse Silva at the University of California-Berkeley and Kelly L. Smith of the University of California-San Diego.

Information on a wide variety of topics related to LGBT rights, from children and youth to religion and faith.

Housed within the UCLA School of Law, the Williams Institute offers a plethora of resources on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. Research addresses employment discrimination; state recognition of same-sex couples; adoption and parenting; LGBT youth; public health; economic impact of same-sex marriage; communities of color; military; transgender individuals; violence and crime; and immigration.

Provides policy and issue analysis, LGBT movement overviews, and information on effective messaging. Access equality maps for state profiles and information on laws affecting the LGBT community across the U.S.

Access reports, resource kits, and additional publications that focus on LGBT representation in popular media and more.

A variety of resources related to civil rights for the LGBTQ community and for those with HIV. Court cases, magazine issues, toolkits, reports, fact sheets, state summaries, etc.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Project provides issue overviews, case files, maps, timelines, FAQs, and more. Topics include basic rights and liberties, parenting, relationships and marriage, youth and schools, and discrimination against transgender people.

Resources (reports, timelines, blogs) covering a variety of topics including education, the women's movement, violence, trafficking, voting, women in civil rights, etc.

Overviews of issues, laws, and policies affecting transgender people. Covers topics such as discrimination, documentation, homelessness, immigration, and hate crimes. Provides information resources such as fact sheets, reports, manuals, and more.

Access federal and state same-sex marriage litigation, fact sheets, information on specific communities, and additional publications and resources.

Formerly the National Council for Research on Women, Re:Gender offers primers, statistics, and literature reviews on issues such as gender precarity, identity and sexual violence, and more.

Hosted by Black Public Media, The Masculinity Project provides access to web-based videos that focus on what it means to be Black and male in the U.S. today.

Timelines, archival images, biographies, and more on a variety of LGBTQ topics.

Search by issue or state for information on policies that affect women and their families. Topics include taxes, poverty, LGBTQ equality, health care, and more.

Inspired by Sylvia Plath's tenacity and curiosity, this growing resource of hand-selected entries identifies recent books for researchers, scholarly editions, selected memoirs, and notable works for a general audience. Records include citations that can be copied and inclusive subject categories linked to related material.

Named for prominent Dorothys, this database collects production details for films and television programs mainly produced since 2010. Projects directed or created by women and key topics in gender and women's studies are central to this expanding resource curated for diversity. Updated regularly, Dorothy incorporates comprehensive options for researching documentaries, dramas and comedies, television shows, and educational films.

Collaboratively-built reading list following the tragic shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016. Consists of books, articles, film, zines, comics, and more.

Digitized audio, periodicals, and photographs from University of Southern California's ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives.

Digitized materials and information about trans-related archival holdings around the word.

Digitized oral histories and video from the Lesbian Herstory Archives.

Access LGBTQ, feminist, and other radical publications from alternative and underground presses. 1950s-present.

Primary and secondary source documents updated by scholars and amateur historians. Contains photos, ephemera, oral histories, bibliographies, articles, and more.

LIST of archive collections in the US and Canada. Published by the Society of American Archivists' Diverse Sexuality and Gender Division.

Library of Congress archived web content, including history, scholarship, and culture, both US and international. May 2018 to present.

Library of Congress archived digital content related to political candidates/issues and "The Rainbow Wave." July 2018 to present.

Library of Congress archived online content, including primary sources, first hand accounts, and social movements. July 2018 to present.

Library of Congress archived zines, with a focus on zines by people of color, women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ and transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and organizations. November 2018 to present.

Browse international zines from the 1970s to present.

LIST of LGBTQ oral history projects in US and Canada. Produced by the LGBTQ Digital Collaboratory at the University of Toronto.

Interviews from those involved with the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP/New York).

'Bay Area Reporter' archive and more digitized content available from the GLBT Historical Society Museum and Archives.

Digitized primary sources from a variety of archival collections across the nation. Search by time period, subject, primary source type, or state/location.

A LibGuide on OA and OER resources benefitting the Women and Gender Studies Section of Association of College & Research Libraries. Also helpful for instructors looking for open access resources for use in the classroom.