GayRights

toc **Gay Rights** This guide is designed to help you research information about gay rights. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
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=Books=

Books
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Helpful Search Terms

 * civil unions
 * domestic partnership
 * gay couples
 * gay rights
 * homosexuality
 * homosexuality and discrimination
 * same-gender relationships
 * same-sex marriage

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Klarman, Michael. //From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, backlash, and the struggle for same-sex marriage.// New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pring.
 * Call Number: KF539 .K53 2013**

Pierceson, Jason. //Same-sex Marriage in the United States: The road to the Supreme Court.// Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013. Print. Weiss, Meredith L. and Michael J. Bosia, eds. //Global Homophobia//. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2013. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ1034.U5 P54 2013**
 * Call Number: HQ76.5 2013**

Meem, Deborah T. //Finding Out: an Introduction to LGBT Studies.// 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication, 2014. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ76.25 .M45 2014**

Haugen, David and Susan Musser, eds. //Homosexuality.// Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ75.15 .H66 2013**

Rosenthal, Beth, ed. //Gay Parenting.// Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ75.27 .G397 2013**

Hall, David, ed. Taking //Sides: Clashing Views in Family and Personal Relationships.// New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ734 .T226 2013**

Circulating Books
Ball M., Carlos A. // The Right to be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood. //New York: New York University Press, 2012. Print.
 * Call Number: KF540 .B35 2012**

McKee, Ryan W. and Taverner, William J., eds. // Taking Sides: // //Clashing Views in Human Sexuality//. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. Print. **Call Number:** **HQ18.U5 T35 2010**

Ball, Carlos. //From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits that Have Changed Our Nation.// Boston: Beacon Press, 2010. Print.
 * Call Number: KF4754.5.A53 B35 2010**

Mezey, S.G. Lanham. //Gay Families and the Courts: The Quest for Equal Rights//, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2009. Print.
 * Call Number: KF4754.5 .M49 2009**

Stern, Keith. // Queers in History: the Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Historical Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgenders. //Dallas: BenBella: 2009. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ75.13 .S74 2009**

Brewer, Paul Ryan. //Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights//. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ76.8.U5 B74 2008**

Polikoff, Nancy. //Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law////. // Boston: Beacon Press, 2008. Print.
 * Call Number: KF538 .P65 2008**

Pinello, D//. America's Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage//. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ1034.U5 P55 2006**

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Hudson, D. //Gay Rights.// PA: Chelsea House, 2005. Print.
 * Call Number:** **KF4754.5.H83 2005**

Cantú, Lionel, Jr and Luibhéid, Eithne, eds. // Queer Migrations: Sexuality, U.S. Citizenship, and Border Crossings. // Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ76.3.L29 Q56 2005**

Moats, D. //Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Marriage//. Orlando: Harcourt, 2004. Print.
 * Call Number:** **HQ1034.U5 M62 2004**

Chauncey, George. //Why Marriage?: the History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality.// New York: Basic Books, 2004. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ76.8 .U5 C43 2004**

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Crimmins, C. //How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization: the True and Heroic Story of how Gay Men Shaped the Modern World//. NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2004. Print.
 * Call Number:** **HQ76.C74 2004**

Mello, M. //Legalizing Gay Marriage//. PA: Temple University Press, 2004. Print.
 * Call Number: HQ1034.U5 M45 2004**

Reference Books
Books annotated with REF are located on the 2nd floor of the Library and are for in-Library use only.

Stewart, C., ed. //Gay and Lesbian Issues: a Reference Handbook//. CA: ABC-CLIO, 2003. Print.
 * Call Number:** **REF** **HQ76.25.S748 2003**

Newton, David E., ed. //Gay and Lesbian Rights: a Reference Handbook.// Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2009. Print.
 * Call Number: REF** **HQ76.3.U5 N48 2009**

E-Books
[|Same Sex, Different Politics: Success and Failure in the Struggles over Gay Rights] Mucciaroni, Gary. //Same Sex, Different Politics: Success and failure in the struggles over gay rights.// Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Web.

[|Sexual Inequalities and Social Justice] Teunis, Niels and Gilbert Herdt, eds. //Sexual Inequalities and Social Justice//. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007. Web.

[|The Long Arc of Justice: Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Equality, and Rights] Mohr, Richard D. //The Long Arc of Justice: Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Equality, and Rights//. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Web.

[|Changing Corporate America from the Inside Out: Lesbian and Gay Workplace Rights] Raeburn, Nicole C. //Changing Corporate America from the Inside Out: Lesbian and gay workplace rights//. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004. Web.

[|Same-Sex Marriage: the Personal and the Political] Lahey, Kathleen A. and Kevin Alderson. //Same-Sex Marriage: The personal and the political.// Toronto: Insomniac Press, 2004. Web.

[|Irreconcilable Differences?:Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate] Caramagno, Thomas C. //Irreconciliable Differences?: Intellectual stalemate in the gay rights debate//. Westport: Praeger, 2002. Web.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's periodicals section for articles about gay rights.
 * //Newsweek//
 * //Time//

=Films=

//Reporter Zero//. Lozano, C., dir. University of California, Berkeley, 2009. Film.
 * Call Number: PN4874. S475 R47 2009**

=Streaming Video=

[|Films on Demand]
[|Gay Rights, Marriage and the Supreme Court](20 minutes) Opponents of gay marriage call it an attempt to obtain preferential treatment in the eyes of the law. Supporters see it as an opportunity to abolish the inherent discrimination against same-sex couples that exists in a non-inclusive legal definition of marriage. This ABC News program uses the landmark //Lawrence v.// //Texas// case and the legalization of gay marriage in Canada to shed light on the future of gay marriage in the U.S. Changing attitudes toward homosexuality in general are addressed as well.

[|Ten More Good Years: Senior Citizens in the Battle for LGBT Rights](71 minutes) Staying active is important to America’s elderly, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. This program sheds light on the unique challenges faced by aging members of the LGBT community. Featuring remarkable elders who describe the obstacles, injustices, and victories that have shaped their lives, the film also presents coast-to-coast interviews with gerontologists, social service workers, attorneys, senior strategists from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and a host of other figures. Viewers also learn about the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, yet another window into what it will mean to grow old and gay in America. A viewable/printable educator’s guide is available online.

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.

[|Academic Search Premier]
Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 254 full-text articles mentioning "gay rights" and over 400 mentioning "same-sex marriage." [|Tutorial]

[|Academic OneFile]
Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 400 full-text articles mentioning "gay rights" and over 100 mentioning "same-sex marriage."

[|Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center]
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

=Web sites= There are many helpful web sites about abortion. The web sites listed below have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Cornell University] has an informative guide.

Gay Rights

 * [|Gay Marriage Backgrounder] from stateline.org
 * [|Rights, Privileges and Benefits of Marriage] from pflag.org
 * [|Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnership] from the National Conference of State Legislation; this site includes facts and legislation on key states and gay rights.

**Gay Rights Advocacy Groups**

 * [|American Civil Liberties Union: Lesbian & Gay Rights, Relationships] (ACLU) The LGBT project of the ACLU moves public opinion on rights through the courts, legislatures and public education; this site includes legal documents from key court cases and both state and federal legislation on gay rights.
 * [|Freedom to Marry] A gay and non-gay partnership working to promote marriage equality nationwide; this site includes facts and legislation on key states and gay rights, as well as media coverage of gay and lesbian issues and testimonies of same-sex couples.
 * [|Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance] (GLAA) America's oldest organization devoted to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights; this site includes links to current news stories, as well as coverage of state and federal legislation on gay rights and testimonies of same-sex couples.
 * [|Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation] (GLAAD) Formed in 1985, this group works to promote fair and accurate representation of people and events in the media; this site includes current news stories and resources to advocate for inclusiveness in media broadcasting.
 * [|Human Rights Campaign] The largest organization devoted to equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans, the HRC advocates and mobilizes grassroots organizations in communities and works to educate the public about LGBT issues; this site includes links to current news stories, as well as coverage of state and federal legislation on gay rights in many aspects of society.

Gay Rights, Marriage, and Massachusetts

 * [|Massachusetts Law About Same-Sex Marriage]
 * [|Massachusetts Census Snapshot] on gay couples in Massachusetts from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law

Gay Rights and Public Opinion

 * [|Attitudes about Homosexuality and Gay Marriage] from the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

Gay Rights and Religious Organizations

 * [|American Family Association] A Christian organization that promotes Christian values and public policy goals, including the reaffirmation of marriage as the union of one man and one woman; this site includes free access to the AFA online journal and full-text articles, current news articles and media coverage, state and federal legislation on same-sex marriage, as well as streaming video of lectures sponsored by onenewsnow.com.
 * [|Focus on the Family] A Christian organization focusing on Christian ministry and values, in relation to all aspects of life and society, including same-sex marriage; this site includes resources and media that promote the reaffirmation of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
 * [|Marriage Watch] The Marriage Law Project at the Catholic University of America is a public interest legal assistance program that seeks to reaffirm marriage as the union of one man and one woman through participation in key court cases and the sponsorship of research; this site includes legal documents from key court cases and both state and federal legislation on same-sex marriage, as well as a "Marriage Document Database" that includes many free, full-text articles.
 * [|The Heritage Foundation] This foundation is a public policy research institute with a mission to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on traditional American values. The site includes reports, fact sheets, commentaries, testimonies, lectures and multimedia.

Open Access journals

 * [|Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review] Sponsored by the Australian Psychological Society (APS), this peer-reviewed journal includes free, scholarly articles that discuss and challenge the stereotypes and assumptions about lesbians and gay men.

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Research guide prepared on 06/12/2009 by Gena Pliakas and Kathleen Keleher. Updated by Katharine Dunn on 6/14/10. Updated by Mallory Wilson on 6/19/13. Updated by Katie Bliss on 4/28/14. 