Queer Studies

Library of Congress Subject Headings

All books and audio-visual materials in the library are given at least one authorized Library of Congress Subject Heading. Some key examples are listed below. Click on these headings to go to a list in the library's catalogue

Bisexuality

Bisexuals - (can subdivide viz. aspects, geographies, etc.)

Gay rights

Gays -- (can subdivide viz. aspects, geographies, etc.)

Heterosexism [see also Homophobia]

Homosexuality

Homosexuality in motion pictures

Homosexuality in literature

Homosexuality in music

Indian Gays

Indian lesbians

Indians of North America - Sexual behavior

Lesbians -- (can subdivide viz. aspects, geographies, etc.)

Native peoples - Sexual behavior

Sexual orientation

Queer theory

Transgender people -- (can subdivide viz. aspects, geographies, etc.)

Transphobia

Transsexualism

Transsexuals -- (can subdivide viz. aspects, geographies, etc.)

See also John DeSantis' complete list of Queer Subject Headings . The Library will not necessarily have material relating to all of the subject headings provided in this list, but the subject headings can be helpful in determining what search terms to use when looking for material in the Library's catalogue or in a journal database.

Queer Studies Across the Disciplines (Library of Congress Call Numbers)

BR 115 H6 - LGBTQ+ people and faith

E 98 S48 - Two Spirited people

HQ 73 – Sexual minorities

HQ 74 -Bisexuality

HQ 75 –Queer studies

HQ 76 –History of homosexuality

HQ 77 –Transvestism and transgender

PN 1995.9 H55 - Queer cinema

PS 509 H57 - Queer literature

RC 451.4 G39 - Gay and lesbian health

RC 560 - Sexual and psychosocial conditions

UB 418 G38 - LGBTQ+ people in the military

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While the items you'll find in the Reference Collection can be a terrific place to start your research, more detailed information can be found in the Library's print and eBook collections. The search box found here is the same as the one on the Library's main page - it can search for books and other material here at the UWinnipeg Library, at libraries in Winnipeg, at libraries across Canada, or even libraries around the world.

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