Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Resources

This is a collection of resources for researching and editing LGBT-related content, including guidelines, research sources, and templates.

Policies, guidelines, and essays
There are several Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and essays that are particularly relevant when writing about LGBT people and topics.


 * WP:LGBT/Guidelines is an essay with advice on writing about LGBT topics generally, how to write about transgender and non-binary people, and when to use gay or homosexual as labels.
 * WP:BLP is a policy requiring a high degree of care and high-quality sources when writing about living people.
 * WP:EGRS is a guideline on how to apply categories that relate to ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability.
 * MOS:GENDERID is a guideline on how to refer to a person whose gender might be questioned.
 * WP:GENDERIDENTITY is an essay answering frequently asked questions about MOS:GENDERID.
 * MOS:MULTIPLENAMES is a guideline on when to mention previous names.

General resources

 * GLBTQ.com Archive
 * Queer Resources Directory
 * Publications by UK LGBT rights group Stonewall
 * Links and Resources from BiNet USA
 * Gender Spectrum

Historical Resources

 * Gay History and Literature: Essays by Richtor Norton
 * Lavender Legacies: Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable Guide to Sources in North America
 * Lesbians in the Twentieth Century
 * Out of the Past: 400 Years of Lesbian and Gay History in America
 * OutHistory.org
 * People with a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans* History
 * UK LGBT History Project
 * Uncle Donald's Castro Street
 * Transvestia, 1960-1986 magazine

LGBT rights

 * ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Project
 * Equaldex – tables of rights for every country and many states, provinces, and regions; opinion polls
 * Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
 * International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
 * Lambda Legal
 * National Center for Lesbian Rights
 * National Center for Transgender Equality

Lists of LGBT people
Lists of potentially notable people who may not have articles on Wikipedia (will require further research to provide reliable sources, but a starting point):


 * Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Historical and Celebrity Figures
 * The Living Room: Famous GLTB People (Or who tried it at least once...)
 * The Out List
 * Rob's GAY Info Pages: A-Z of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People

LGBT Health

 * Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
 * Healthy People 2010 Companion Document

American Psychological Association

 * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
 * LGBT index
 * Sexual orientation
 * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns

Templates and suchlike
Please use these templates where applicable. Beware of using too many templates on the same article which can clutter the page.