Primary Sources: Sexuality

Collection of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York.

Selected articles from the New York Times, chronicling twenty years (1981-2001) of the AIDS epidemic.

More than 1300 posters that document efforts to educate and inform the people of over 60 countries in over 100 languages, from 1982 to the present.

This full-length book contains documents illustrating the cultural, political, and legal forces that helped shape the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion.

Weekly Dallas newspaper that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. 1984-2013.

Texts and images related to LGBT issues.

One of the oldest continuously published LGBT papers in the United States. Full text of issues from 1971- .

GLAA is a "political organization that defends the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Nation's Capital." This website provides access to the organization's documents from 1953- .

A large collection of primary sources, dating from 1624 to 1815.

Medieval texts that illustrate gender roles, the constructs of sex and gender, and married life.

Offers primary sources related to Lesbian Studies. Material from the five distinct collections may be searched or browsed.

Correspondence and memorabilia from gay rights activist Frank Kameny.

Items from the 1960s-90s documenting the generations of activists in the United States that fought for civil rights for LGBT people and struggled against societal stigma to end the AIDS crisis. The collection consists of photographs documenting key activists, organizations, and protests, as well as posters, ephemera, and artwork.

Select the “Documents Online” link on the left to read selected writings from the advocate for birth control.

Presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people (LGBT). The site includes hundreds of original texts, discussions and [soon] images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods and in all regions of the world.

Several collections of items documenting LGBT history in the U.S.

Classic texts that address the intersection of sex and spirituality.

Lengthy narrative that links to several primary source selections.

Alternative news source for lesbians and gay men in the greater Atlanta area and Southeast. 1988-1995.

"Presents the images of over 420 trial narratives. Included are a number of trials of the wealthy and renowned such as an account of the adultery trial of Caroline, Queen Consort of George IV, [and] the sodomy trial of Oscar Wilde... The larger part of the collection, however, consists of the stories of ordinary men and women thrust into the public eye when their marriages and love affairs went wrong or their relationships did not conform to social standards."