History Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
History Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
History
Historical information on same-sex love and its effect on human affairs, from ancient times to the recent past.
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- Library and bookstore featuring five centuries of documents about gay men's sexuality -- from oppression to revolution and celebration.
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- Eclectic collection of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered historical personages, from many cultures and periods.
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- Extensive resources on lesbian and gay issues with special emphasis on higher education. Includes art, biography, film, government, historical essays, law, literature, music, poetry, psychology, science, sociology, sports, book reviews, related links, an
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- Study of ancient homosexuality and transexuality, using archaeological and anthropological evidence of ancient Queer roles and cultures. Covers modern Queer spirituality and Radical Faeries.
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- Description and analysis of ancient grafitti and inscriptions.
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- Introduction to the stories and the people of modern gay history (1700-1973). Timeline illustrating developments in culture, science and law bearing on same-sex love.
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- List of gays and lesbians of African descent, developed as resource for Black History Month. Called "Blacklist" also because some in the black community have sought to disavow the contributions and identities of many listed here.
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- A no-nonsense research site, replete with leads, links and reference materials.
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- A comprehensive collection of real 18th century documents from newspapers to diaries. It includes a brief overview of homosexuality in this period in England and links.
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- Overview of gay love over the centuries. Includes information about the homosexual mythologies and folk tales of ancient cultures, as well as poetry, and erotic art.
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- Study by Denis Werner, claiming homosexuality developed as an adaptive trait shared by the higher primates. Different constructions of homoerotic expression are ascribed to cultural differences among human societies.
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- An independent, not-for-profit California educational institution which houses the world's largest research library on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered heritage and concerns.
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- Essays on homosexuality in eighteenth-century England; the Nazi era; the gay tombs in Westminster Abbey; Michelangelo; Kings James I and VI; Sir Francis Bacon; Anthony Bacon; lesbian pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read; Johann Joachim Winckelmann; William Be
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- Time-lines of Western Civilization, Mexico, California, Florida and a Before Stonewall Bar Guide
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- Events and personages in lesbian history, from the first millennium BCE to the third millennium CE.
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- Article by Rev. Robert J. Buchanan, exploring the historical foundations of homoerotic expression, and its place in society.
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- Includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world. Created by Paul Halsall.
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- Overview of the LGBT movement from the repeal of the sodomy law, to a transgender singer's award winning performance. Includes links to related articles.
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- This is a list of "Queers" in history. For inclusion in this list the person be a: dead, and b: be reputed to be "queer" and of interest to modern lesbian, gays, bisexual, transgendered and queer people.
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- Coordinates identification, collection and preservation of personal papers and organizational records from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender religious movements.
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- Quick survey of world lesbian & gay history, useful for leads to further research.
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- The works of Michel Foucault, informing gender theory, history of sexuality, and some of the philosophy surrounding the basics tenets of Gay History.
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- Articles about famous gays of the past, linked to on-line gay history bookstore.
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- Introduction to the gay side of world history.
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