USA

Gay and Lesbian Studies, New York Public Library
Description of their holdings and an overview and guide to research. See also the guide to the Gay and Lesbian Collections in the Manuscripts and Archives Division.

Gerber/Hart Library
Information about one of the largest and oldest gay and lesbian libraries in the country. Located in Chicago.

George W. Henry Collection, Central Connecticut State University
Extensive list of GLBT-related books, periodicals, and papers can be searched at this site. Also of note are the Resource Files, listing ephemera such as flyers, pins, pamphlets, etc. held by the library. Located in New Britain, CT.

Human Sexuality Collection
A guide to papers held by the Rare & Manuscript Collections at the Cornell University Library.

International Museum of Gay and Lesbian History
Describes the concept and plans for a California-based museum intended to provide a comprehensive look at sexual minority history and culture. Good collection of images at this site.

James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center
Description of their holdings. Located at the San Francisco Public Library.

Kentucky Gay & Lesbian Library and Archives
Description of holdings and contact information. Located at the University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library and re-named the Williams-Nichols Collection.

Lesbian Herstory Archives
Description of the holdings, history, and exhibits of "the largest and oldest Lesbian archive in the world." Located in New York City, but respond to information requests from around the world.

Lesbian Legacy Collection
Brief description of their holdings and projects. Located near the University of Southern California campus.

June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Description of their holdings, a large collection of books, periodicals, images, and tapes. Located in West Hollywood. In the Life newsletter is available online at this site.

The National Archive of Lesbian & Gay History
Index and description of their extensive holdings of organization records, personal papers, and images (a couple of "must-see" examples are on the site). Located in New York City.

ONE Institute & Archives
Description of "the world's largest research library on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered heritage and concerns," located in L.A.

Stonewall Library and Archives
Description of its holdings. Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

International

Archives Gaies du Québec
French-language site offering bibliographies, historical timeline, and online exhibits. Brief English description also avilable.

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
Description of the archive's extensive holdings. Located in Toronto.

Gay and Lesbian Archives of South Africa
Describes their collection of organization minutes and documents, clippings, papers, and oral history transcripts. Located at the William Cullen Library in the University of the Witwatersrand.

Hall-Carpenter Archives
Description of the core collections compiled by activists in Great Britain, stored at the London School of Economics and at Middlesex University. They also have an oral history collection at the National Sound Archive in London.

Hamilton-Wentworth Lesbian/Gay Archives
Brief description from GayCanada Resource Directory. Located in Hamilton, Ontario.

Internationaal Homo/Lesbisch Informatiecentrum en Archief
Brief descriptions in English of the holdings of the Homodok- Lesbisch Archief in Amsterdam and the Anna Blaman Huis in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

Lesbian Archive & Information Centre
Provides directions to a lesbian collection housed at the Glasgow Women's Library.

Manitoba Gay & Lesbian Archives
Brief description from GayCanada Resource Directory. Located in Winnipeg.

Schwules Museum
Information (in German) about Berlin's gay museum, library, and archive. Click on the flags for information in English.

Spinnboden
Information (in German) about Berlin's lesbian library and archive.

Online Resources Link Lists

Gay and Lesbian National and International Organizations and Publications
Extensive list by UW librarian Al Fritz, organized by subject, of resources important to glbt research.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Links to resources available in the San Francisco Bay area.

Lesbian History Project
Collection of links to papers, journals, images, and web resources, with an emphasis on the history of lesbians of color and southern California lesbians.

Rainbow Links: GayLesBiTrans History
Page of links to resources around the world.

Timelines and Chronologies

Events Measure Increased Visibility of Gays, Lesbians
Chronology of selected events in GLBT history from 1983 to 1993.

Gay & Lesbian History in the US -- A Snapshot of the 20th Century
Timeline of significant events and personalities; produced by staff at San Diego State University.

Sears' Queer Southern Century (or so) Timeline
Events in southern queer history, starting in the 1860s. Part of the Generations Project.

The Knitting Circle: Timetable of Lesbian and Gay History
Spans Thirteenth Century to the present, focusing on events in Great Britain.

The 20th Century in Review
A chronology of events impacting the GLBT community in the U.S., from 1914 on. From the online journal Q.Public, December 1999.

Queers in History
Long list organized by historical period and culture. Attractive site.

Online Content

1970s Lesbian Feminism
Site hosted at Ohio State University has a brief history of the movement, timelines, resource lists, and discussion of the role of lesbians of color.

Charles Demuth -- Lancaster's Gay Icon
Biography of a Pennsylvania artist.

Gay Culture Flourished In Pre-Nazi Germany
Text of an article from Update, Southern California's gay and lesbian weekly newspaper.

Gay History and Literature, by Rictor Norton
Collection of articles on gays in history and literature, with a focus on Great Britian, including a compilation of source documents from the 18th Century. Extensive list of GLBT histoy links also.

Gay History, Culture, Writings
Essays and reprints on a variety of topics, including a few on Stonewall.

Gay and Lesbian Southern History: Generations Project
Excerpts from a series of books by J.T. Sears on gay southern life, spanning 1895 to the present.

Gay Today: The History Project
Collection of articles, interviews, and reviews about people and events in the gay rights movement.

Gay.com: GLBT History
Collection of the online network's articles on notable GLBT people.

Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals in History
Has texts of several source articles, including the New York Daily News article of July 6, 1969 about the Stonewall rebellion. (Note: The links might show as white text on white background; you have to highlight them in order to see them.)

Gender and Sexuality
Eserver collection of articles and papers.

Harvey Milk Pages
Compilation of articles, photos, and links.

History of the GLBT Movement in San Francisco
A decade-by-decade examination of the social movements and organizations that figured in the GLBT history of the city. Part of the Shaping San Francisco online project.

Lesbian & Gay History, Politics & Culture
Home page for a course taught at Hunter College. Extensive bibliography and links to online resources.

The Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals
An annotated bibliography of nonfiction surces in English.

Out of the Past
Web site supplementing the documentary film shown on PBS provides a historical timeline, background information on the people and events discussed in the film, a discussion forum, bibliography, images, and other resources.

People with a History
An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* History. Hundreds of original texts and discussions addressing all historical periods and regions of the world.

Proud History
Bios of "A Few Black Gay or Bisexual Men and Women Who Changed the World," by Aslan Brooke.

Queer Resources Directory
Thousands of text files on many subjects; see the heading "Queer Culture, History and Origins."

Russian Gay Culture and
East European Gay Culture
Online resources prepared by a faculty member at Middlebury College.

September 11, 2001: Gay Victims & Heroes
This site has compliled information on the GLBT people who died in the September 11th attack.

Sexuality and the City: Queer Los Angeles
Background material for a course taught at UCLA. Follow the "Real Estate/Territory" and "Case Studies" links for specific historical content.

Sydney Gay History Walks
Background information on sites associated with gay male activities in Sydney, Australia, from the late 1700's on, including maps.

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
Information about the life and work of "the first known out-of-the-closet gay activist."

Images

After Stonewall
Site describing the documentary film and its companion, Before Stonewall, has images from the film available for downloading in its press kit.

Rainbow Icon Archive
Information and history on a number of popular GLBT symbols with downloadable images.

Stonewall and Beyond: Lesbian and Gay Culture
Images from a 1994 exhibition by Columbia University Libraries.

Uncle Donald's Castro Street Gallery
Images from the district's history.