Broadcasting it : an encyclopaedia of homosexuality in film, radio and TV in the UK, 1923-1993 / Keith Howes ; foreword by Alan Bennett.

 

The Complete Dictionary of Sexology. Robert T. Francoeur, editor-in-chief. New expanded edition. New York: Continuum, 1995.
SML, Starr Main Reference Room HQ9 C64X 1995 (LC)

"This dictionary provides a common basis for communication by bringing together terms and definitions from all disciplines" concerned with sex and sexuality. The entries are drawn from a number of authoritative dictionaries and encyclopedias as well as from the work of John Money, the noted professor of medical psychology. Slang words have been deliberately excluded.

Conner, Randy P. Cassell's encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol, and spirit : gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lore. London; Herndon, VA: Cassell, 1997.
SML, Main Reference Room HQ75.15 C66X 1997 (LC)

Provides information pertaining to gender and sexual variance on the spiritual significance of narratives, figures, and symbols as well as writers, artists, and persons of historic importance. The work begins with a section of essays on Spiritual Traditions including Buddhism, Goddess Reverence, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Queer Spirit, etc. The encyclopedia concludes with a lengthy bibliography and a thematic index.

Dictionnaire gay / Lionel Povert; éditeur, Michel Grancher.

The Gay fireside companion / Leigh W. Rutledge.

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. Edited by Wayne R. Dynes. New York: Garland Pub., 1990. 2 v.
SML Main Reference Room HQ76.25 E53 1990 (LC)

"This encyclopedia is the first attempt to bring together, interrelate, summarize, and synthesize the outpouring of controversial and often contradictory writings [on homosexuality] and to supplant the pseudo-scholarship, negative and positive propaganda, and apologetics that are still appearing." The 720 articles cover the entire subject of homosexuality. Each article is signed and many include short bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America / Marc Stein, editor in chief.

 

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. New York: Garland, 2000.

SML Main Reference Room

Lesbian Histories and Cultures (Vol. 1)   HQ75.5 L4395 2000.

Gay Histories and Cultures (Vol. 2)         HQ75.13 G37X 2000.

An encyclopaedia of gay and lesbian recordings / Jay McLaren.

The Gay Almanac Compiled by the National Museum & Archive of Lesbian and Gay History. New York: Berkley Books, 1996.
SML Main Reference Room HQ76.3 U5 G367X 1996 (LC)

Designed "to enrich our understanding of gay history, culture, and lives and to be a frequently used reference guide." This far-ranging reference work includes quotations, biographical information, statistics, and directories of gay and lesbian organizations as well as sections of activism, education, legal issues, literature, military, religion, sports, travel, etc.

Gay histories and cultures : an encyclopedia / George E. Haggerty, editor ; John Beynon, Douglas Eisner, assistant editors.

Grahn, Judy. Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984.
CCL, Stacks HQ76.8 U5 G73 1984 (LC)

Examines sources and the development of gay concepts, terminology, and myth.

Hogan, Steve. Completely queer : the Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt, 1997.
SML Main Reference Room HQ75 H63X 1998 (LC)

Images in the dark : an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video / Raymond Murray.

The Lesbian Almanac. Compiled by the National Museum and Archive of Lesbian and Gay History: a program of the Lesbian and Gay Community Service Center, New York. New York: Berkeley Books, 1996.

SML, Starr Main Reference Room HQ75.6 U5 L35X 1996 (LC)

Produced "to enrich your understanding of lesbian history, culture, and life." A wide range of topics are described including activism, culture, education, homes and families, literature, military, politics, sex and sexuality, and travel. The Almanac also contains sections for notable lesbians, lesbian history, terminology, statistics, and quotations as well as a directory of organizations.

Lesbian histories and cultures : an encyclopedia / Bonnie Zimmerman, editor.

Para entendernos : diccionario de cultura homosexual, gay y lésbica / Alberto Mira