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LGBTQIA2S+ Resources

Finding Books

Subject Headings can be used to find books on a particular subject/topic. When searching in our book database start the search with su:. For example, su:gay adoption. Here are some examples:

  • African American bisexual men
  • African American lesbians
  • African American gays
  • Asexuality - still a new field of studies; this heading is not wisely used yet. Some publications use "Sexual Attraction," "Sexual Orientation," or "Sexual Desire Disorders" as related subject headings.
  • Bisexual men
  • Bisexual women
  • Bisexuality
  • Coming out (Sexual orientation)
  • Feminist Theory
  • Gay men
  • Gay men -- Sexual behavior -- United States
  • Gay men -- United States
  • Gay men -- United States -- Biography
  • Gay men -- United States -- Psychology
  • Gay liberation movement
  • Gender Identity [includes topics such as genderqueer culture]
  • Genderqueer - see Gender Identity
  • Heterosexism
  • Hispanic American gays
  • HIV-positive gay men
  • HIV-positive women
  • Homosexuality
  • Homosexuality -- Europe -- History
  • Homosexuality -- Religious aspects
  • Homosexuality -- Russia (Federation)  [example of an individual country]
  • Homosexuality -- Social aspects -- United States
  • Homosexuality -- United States
  • Homosexuality -- United States -- History
  • Intersexuality
  • Lesbians
  • Lesbians -- Sexual behavior -- United States
  • Lesbians -- United States
  • Lesbians -- United States -- Biography
  • Lesbians -- United States -- Psychology
  • Male homosexuality
  • Mexican American gays
  • Polyamory: Use Non-monogamous relationships or Open marriage
  • Queer theory
  • Radical Faeries (New Age movement)
  • Transgender people
  • Transgender people -- Legal status, laws, etc.
  • Transgender youth
  • Transgenderism
  • Transvestism
  • Transvestites
  • Transsexuals
  • Transsexuals -- Identity
  • Transsexuals -- United States