GLBT Studies Research at Northeastern University Libraries  

Here's a great new documentary in our collection that covers serious topics but leaves the viewer feeling hopeful and motivated to act. Great for instructors to show to classes related to women's, gender and sexuality studies.

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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? - Jeanette Winterson

ISBN: 9780802120106

Publication Date: 2012-03-06

Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most admired books of the past few decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel,Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents that is now often required reading in contemporary fiction.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?is a memoir about a life’s work to find happiness. It's a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in an north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the Universe as Cosmic Dustbin.

It is the story of how a painful past that Jeanette thought she'd written over and repainted rose to haunt her, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother.

Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory,Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?is a tough-minded search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People - Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine

Publication Date: 2011-06-24

At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals--often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT--are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about their health status. While LGBT populations often are combined as a single entity for research and advocacy purposes, each is a distinct population group with its own specific health needs. Furthermore, the experiences of LGBT individuals are not uniform and are shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographical location, and age, any of which can have an effect on health-related concerns and needs.

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Peopleassesses the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations, identifies research gaps and opportunities, and outlines a research agenda for the National Institute of Health. The report examines the health status of these populations in three life stages: childhood and adolescence, early/middle adulthood, and later adulthood. At each life stage, the committee studied mental health, physical health, risks and protective factors, health services, and contextual influences. To advance understanding of the health needs of all LGBT individuals, the report finds that researchers need more data about the demographics of these populations, improved methods for collecting and analyzing data, and an increased participation of sexual and gender minorities in research.

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Peopleis a valuable resource for policymakers, federal agencies including the National Institute of Health (NIH), LGBT advocacy groups, clinicians, and service providers.

Queer Commodities - Guy Davidson

ISBN: 9780230340497

Publication Date: 2012-02-15

Queer Commoditiesis the first study of same-sexuality and consumer capitalism in contemporary US fiction. Drawing upon a diverse range of novels by Edmund White, Samuel Delany, Jane DeLynn, Lynn Breedlove, and Michelle Tea, Guy Davidson proposes that while gay and lesbian subcultures are necessarily commodified, they also provide means of subversively negotiating aspects of life under capitalism. This thought-provoking book makes an important intervention in long-running debates about the relations between gay and lesbian lives and commodification and reveals that commercial culture can liberate as it pacifies.

 

Welcome to the NU Libraries guide to resources

in GLBT Studies!

This is a guide to online and print resources at NU on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, and other topics relating to sexual identity.

See also: the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies subject guide

See a sampling of new titles relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and identity: These items are all at Northeastern University as ebooks or in print.

The university subscribes to thousands of ejournals and over 100 databases which are available to NU affiliates from on and off campus. Scholarly books on sexual identity and the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are available as ebooks; some classics are available in print. Books and media relevant to GLBT studies may be classified under women's studies, history, sociology, psychology, politics, health sciences, literature, religion, and other subjects.

Not sure where to start? Bookmark this page for easy access to article databases (under "Finding Articles" above), ejournals, books and other GLBT resources. Use the tabs above to find specialized resources. See "Best Bets" below. Call the research assistance desk at 617-373-2356 or use other available methods to contact a librarian for individualized assistance tailored to your topic.

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A sampling of new titles relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and identity

These items are all at Northeastern University as ebooks or in print. 

For cultural studies, current events, political aspects, and interdisciplinary topics:

Academic Search Premier

Genderwatch

Academic OneFile

For psychological aspects:

PsycArticles

PsycINFO

For historical aspects:

America: History and Life

Historical Abstracts (for history outside of U.S.)

For sociological aspects:

Sociological Abstracts

Academic Search Premier

Genderwatch

Academic OneFile

For health aspects:

Access World News (formerly Global Newsbank)

Genderwatch

Health Reference Center

Integrated Search (this includes articles in JSTOR, Oxford Journals Online, Wiley/Blackwell Journals, Cambridge Journals Online, and Academic Search Premier)