LibGuides: 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources: Finding Articles

About 2SLGBTQIA+ Databases

Pride Heart Below you will find databases that will provide scholarly articles, news articles, as well as magazine articles related to 2SLGBTQIA+ subjects in addition to multidisciplinary databases. A select list of 2SLGBTQIA+ journals is also provided.

For assistance searching these databases or finding articles, contact your liaison librarian for help or the Diversity Outreach & Engagement Librarian: Grace Bourret.

Databases

Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Defining Gender provides access to a vast body of original British source material that will enrich the teaching and research experience of those studying history, literature, sociology and education from a gendered perspective.
Gerritsen Collection
This database is the definitive cross-cultural resource for information on women's history. It spans more than four centuries and includes over two million pages.

Open Access Resources

LGBTQ Open Access
Open Access selection of LGBTQ+ scholarly publications. Not a comprehensive list of LGBTQ+ literature.

Multidisciplinary databases

JSTOR
Full-text collection of scholarly journals in multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections.
Tip: Use 'Advanced Search' to limit to the subject collections appropriate to your search.
ProQuest Research Library
This is the previous 'ProQuest' database in this list. As of March 2021, it is also included in the larger ProQuest Central database.
Sociological Abstracts
Comprehensive index of articles from journals worldwide in sociology and related disciplines (e.g. social anthropology, demography, community development, social psychology).
Web of Science
Huge multidisciplinary index of articles in over 8,500 journals, from 1989 to the present. (Includes: Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index)
Wiley Online Library
Over 1.5 million scholarly articles relating to scientific research as well as many humanities and social science disciplines.

Select 2SLGBTQIA+ Journals

Gender & Society
Gender and Society promotes feminist scholarship and the social scientific study of gender.
International Journal of Transgender Health
International Journal of Transgender Health, together with its partner organization the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), offers an international, multidisciplinary scholarly forum for publication in the field of transgender health in its broadest sense for academics, practitioners, policy makers, and the general population.
Journal of Bisexuality
The Journal of Bisexuality is the first professional quarterly to publish both professional articles and serious essays on bisexuality and its meaning for the individual, the community, and society.
Journal of LGBT Youth
The Journal of LGBT Youth is an international interdisciplinary research forum dedicated to improving the quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, intersex, queer, questioning, and allied youth.
LGBT Health
LGBT Health is the premier peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting optimal healthcare for all sexual and gender minority persons worldwide.
Sexuality, Gender & Policy
Focuses on the social, political, and cultural dimensions of sexuality, as well as policy-relevant research on issues related to sexual health, sexual rights, and sexuality education.
Studies in Gender and Sexuality
Studies in Gender and Sexuality is one of the leading journals in the transdisciplinary field of gender and sexuality studies. Situated at the interface of psychoanalysis and social/cultural theory, it aims to further our understanding of how we live, theorize and transform genders and sexualities.
Whatever: A Transdisciplinary Journal of Queer Theories and Studies
Whatever is international, double-blind peer-reviewed, online, open-access. Contributions are accepted in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.