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The LGBTQIA+ Community

Research tool for using the Lewis University Library materials and resources to their fullest potential in regard to the LGBTQIA+ community

Researching the LGBTQIA+ Community

 Welcome to Our Research Guide on the LGBTQIA+ Community


Love is love, but identities can be complicated. So, to start you off correctly upon this research journey into the LGBTQIA+ community, let us establish some key definitions for these materials and resources.

L stands for "Lesbian;" stands for "Gay;stands for "Bisexual;" stands for "Transgender;" stands for either "Queer" or "Questioning;stands for "Intersex;stands for either "Asexual" or "Ally;" allows for the addition of more identities that expand the gender and sexuality matrix, like "enby" or "pansexual."

book cover for LGBT Studies and Queer Theory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image at left taken from book cover to LGBT Studies and Queer Theory, edited by Karen E. Lovaas et at. from 2006. Click HERE for access to it in our catalog!