Subject Guides: 2SLGBTQIA+: Articles & Databases

Search Terms

Asexual*

Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

Bisexual*

Coming Out

Cisgender

Gay and Lesbian Studies

Gay Liberation Movement

Gay Rights Movement

Gays in Popular Culture

Gender Expression

Gender Identity

Gender Non-conformity

Genderqueer

Gender fluid*

Heterosexism

Homophob*

Homosexuality

Homosexuality-History

Internalized Homophobia

Intersex*

Lesbian*

LGBT Discrimination

LGBT Identity

LGBTQ Discrimination

LGBTQ Identity

Non-binary

Queer Theory

Same-Sex Marriage

Sexual Minorities

Sexual Orientation

Sexuality

Transsexual*

Transgender*

Transgender People

Transgender Rights

Transphobia

Transvestites

Two-Spirit people

Notes:

Consider using a combination of 2 or more search terms, i.e. ‘Transgender AND Youth” or “Heterosexism AND LGBT identity”
Using a * will broaden your search. For Example, searching for bisexual* will return results for bisexual, bisexuals, bisexuality.

Databases

LGBT Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
LGBT Life with Full Text is the definitive database for LGBT studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBT publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines and newspapers.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary; leading source of peer-reviewed, fulltext content.
Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Articles, columns, editorials and features published in a variety of Canadian newspapers.

Journals