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Celebrating Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

CSUMB library celebrates all identities and sexual orientation. This guide contains valuable resources and information.

Resources

๐ŸŒˆLGBTQ+ Books & E-Books 

The source list included below highlight different themes & topics that impact the LGBTQ+ community. It is not an exhaustive list of books/e-books due to the volume of sources that can be accessed through our databases.

List was curated by: Illiana Zambrano 


La lista de libros que se incluye a continuación destaca diferentes temas que impactan la comunidad LGBTQ+. No es una lista exhaustiva de libros/ libros electrónicos debido al volumen de fuentes a las que se puede acceder a través de nuestras bases de datos.

 Books 

1. The triumph of love: Same-sex marriage and the Christian love ethic

2. No tea, no shade: New writings in black queer studies

3. Homintern: How gay culture liberated the modern world

4. U.S. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history

5. Cross-national public opinion about homosexuality: Examining attitudes across the globe

6. Queering the countryside: New frontiers in rural queer studies

7. Beyond trans: does gender matter?

8. Transgender history: the roots of today's revolution

9. Language, gender, and sexuality: an introduction

10. The queer fantasies of the American family sitcom

11. The new gay for pay: the sexual politics of American television production

12. Girls will be boys: cross-dressed women, lesbians, and American cinema

13. American gay and lesbian literature

14. Please select your gender: From the invention of hysteria to the democratizing of transgenderism

15. Nina here nor there: my journey beyond gender

16. Stone Butch Blues 

17. Transition : the story of how I became a man , Chaz Bono with Billie Fitzpatrick 

18. Queer as all get out : 10 people who've inspired me / Shelby Criswell 

19. Born both: An intersex life

20. How we fight for our lives: A memoir

21. The Routledge handbook of religion, gender and society

22. The remedy: Queer and trans voices on health and health care

23. Queer aging : The gayby boomers and a new frontier for gerontology

24. The magic fish

25. Mostly straight: Sexual fluidity among men

26. Out in time: The public lives of gay men from Stonewall to the queer generation

27. Jo: An adaptation of Little Women (sort of)

28. Sorted: Growing up, coming out, and finding my place: A transgender memoir

29. Too bright to see

30. Don't call us dead: Poems

31.  Real queer America: LGBT stories from red states


E-Books 

 

1. Terrorizing Gender: Transgender Visibility and the Surveillance Practices of the U.S. Security State

2. Trans-afrohispanismos: Puentes culturales críticos entre África, Latinoamérica y España

3. Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements, 2013

4. Great Events From History: LGBTQ 

5. Trans* in college: Transgender students' strategies for navigating campus life and the institutional politics of inclusion

6. Trans People in higher education

7. Pride parades: how a parade changed the world

8. Men Speak Out : Views on Gender, Sex, and Power

9. Gender and American politics: women, men and the political process

10. The path to gay rights: how activism and coming out changed public opinion

11. Queer Freedom, Black Sovereignty

12. The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America: A Reader on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights

13. Undoing gender

14. Land of 10,000 loves: a history of queer Minnesota

15. Identities, politics, and rights

16. Speaking for our lives: historic speeches and rhetoric for gay and lesbian rights (1892-2000)

17. The right to privacy: gays, lesbians, and the Constitution

18. Queering the underworld: slumming, literature, and the undoing of lesbian and gay history

19. Queer ecologies sex, nature, politics, desire

20. Gender identity in Indonesia: sexuality, Islam and queer selves

21. Hypersexuality and headscarves: Race, sex, and citizenship in the New Germany

22. Queer attachments: The cultural politics of shame

23. Aesgi stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit memory

24. Black on both sides: A racial history of trans Identity

25. Better story, The: Queer affects from the Middle East

26. Out in the country: Youth, Media and Queer visibility in rural America

27. Body Battlegrounds: Transgressions, Tensions, and Transformations

28. Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the others

29. Queer Beirut 

30. Scandal: Infamous gay controversies in the twentieth century

31. Intersexuality and the law: Why sex matters

LGBTQ+ Articles๐Ÿณ๏ธ‍๐ŸŒˆ

The list of articles included below highlight different themes, topics & leaders that impact(ed) the LGBTQ+ community & movement. It is not an exhaustive list of articles due to the volume of sources that can be accessed through CSUMB Library databases. 

List curated by: Illiana Zambrano 


La lista de artículos incluidos a continuación destaca diferentes temas y líderes que impactan o impactaron la comunidad y el movimiento LGBTQ+. No es una lista exhaustiva de artículos debido al volumen de fuentes a las que se puede acceder a través de la bases de datos de la biblioteca CSUMB.


1.  Gilbert Baker (designer of the rainbow flag) 

-The Rainbow Flag 

-Step off our rainbow

2. Dustin Lance Black (LGBTQ+ Activist) 

-Dustin Lance Black "When We Rise"

-Public Education and Advertising Campaign

3. Chaz Bono (Trans Celebrity & Activist) 

-A Different Kind of Man: Mediated Transgendered Subjectivity, Chaz Bono on Dancing With the Stars

- Sundance Film Festival; The story behind the sex change; 'Becoming Chaz 

4. Jennifer Finney Boylan (Trans Rights Activist) 

-Transitioning in Life and Literature

-Life in Two Genders

5. Gloria Casarez (Latinx LGBTQ+ Activist) 

-Pennsylvania Capital-Star - States Newsroom: Philly elementary school renamed for LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez 

-Communities React: Midwood Investment & Development Whitewashes Gayborhood Mural to Gloria Casarez

6. Luiz Mott (Lantinx Gay Rights Activist) 

-Rio Journal; In Live-and-Let-Live Land, Gay People Are Slain 

-Brazil: organizing for gay rights in Bahia

7. Michelle Douglas (Human & LGBTQ+ Activist) 

-A battle won for LGBTQ Rights

8. Anand Grover (LGBTQ+ & Human Rights Activist) 

-Will amend section 377: Cong, CPM to LGBT community

9. Arsham Parsi (LGBTQ+ Activist) 

-3 LGBT Rights Activists One Should Know

The Queerest Denial 

10. Patria Jiménez ( LGBTQ+ Activist) 

-LGBTI community is on "alert" to defend their rights, says Patrica Jiménez 

-Patria Jiménez, candidata a diputada por Convergencia

11. GLAAD: Gay, Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation 

 -GLAAD: Brands struggle with LGBTQ Inclusion

-GLAAD annual film report: LGBTQ inclusion up, drop in racial diversity and zero trans characters

12. GLBTQ: Legal Advocates & Defenders 

 -GLBTQ Advocates & Defenders: Advocacy Groups Urge NCAA to Remove Events From Idaho

 -GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders LGBTQ and Fertility Care Advocates Praise Signing of Fertility Coverage Bill

13. The Trevor Project

-The Trevor Project Launches Major Call Center Fundraising Campaign

-The Trevor Projects most recent national survey found an increased suicide risk for LGBTQ+ young people       

14. Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees

-Threats never stopped chasing gay rights activist

-Outed' by the Military, Some Gays Fleeing Iran 

15. Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders

 -Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders: Issues Public Comment on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Notice

16. Athlete Ally

-Examining Athlete Ally Through Resource Mobilization Theory

-Transgender, Ally  Athletes Join Athlete Ally as Pro Ambassadors

17. Family Acceptance Project

-The Trauma-Focused CBT and Family Acceptance Project: An Integrated Framework for Children and Youth

-Engaging Families to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: The Family Acceptance Project

18. National Center for Lesbian Rights 

-Keeping it real: Head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Kate Kendell is ready for the next round in the fight for LGBT equality

-NCLR earns its stripes

19. Campus Pride 

-Improving the Campus Climate for LGBTQ Students Using the Campus Pride Index

-Campus Pride Releases "The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" In the Nation

20. Human Dignity Trust 

-Pride in their work: the Human Dignity Trust

-Hackathon in support of LGBT+ rights provides solutions to the problem of hate-crime data and evidence collection globally

21. Back to 1860

22. Unfit for Parenthood? Compulsory Sterilization and Transgender Reproductive Justice in Finland

23. Impact of Bathroom Discrimination on Mental Health Among Transgender and Nonbinary Youth

24. COVID-19-related Health Inequities and Bio-psychosocial Stressors Experienced by LGBTQ+ People

25. IRAN: Living in exile: An Iranian man, at risk of being killed in his homeland for being gay, is trying to seek refuge in Canada

26. The Theoretical Engagements of Scholarship on LGBTQ People in Higher Education: A Look at Research Published Between 2009 and 2018

27. Doubly Marginalized: Addressing the Minority Stressors Experienced by LGBTQ+ Researchers Who Do LGBTQ+ Research

28. “I Can’t Quite Be Myself”: Bisexual-Specific Minority Stress Within LGBTQ Campus Spaces

29. Being Mala Mala: Documentary Film and the Cultural Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Identities

30. "Llámame por mi nombre": análisis de las estrategias de erosión y estereotipación de la bisexualidad en el videojuego

 

๐Ÿณ๏ธ‍๐ŸŒˆLGBTQ+ Films

The list of films included highlight different themes & topics that impact /ed the LGBTQ+ community & movement. Through CSUMB Library SWANK platform there are 30+ films. Additionally, Academic Videos Online platform (AVON) consists of an expansive list of films related to diverse themes & experiences related to the LGBTQ+ community. Due to the volume of films the list below is a snapshot of what is available through both platforms. 

Films curated by: Illiana Zambrano 


La lista de películas que se incluye a continuación destaca diferentes temas que impactan o impactaron a la comunidad y el movimiento LGBTQ+.A través de la plataforma SWANK de la Biblioteca CSUMB hay más de 30 películas. Adicionalmente, la plataforma de Videos Académicos En Línea (AVON) consiste de  una amplia lista de películas relacionadas con diversos temas y experiencias relacionadas con la comunidad LGBTQ+. Debido al volumen de películas, la siguiente lista es una instantánea de lo que está disponible a través de ambas plataformas.


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1. Moonlight 

2. Do I Sound Gay?

3. My Beautiful Laundrette

4. Outrage 

5. Pride 

6. The Kids Are Alright 

7. The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell 

8. The Imitation Game 

9. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 

10. Ma Belle, My Beauty 

11. What Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Means for LGBTQ+ Rights 

12.  Kiki 

13. Who's on Top? 

14. Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club 

15. Affirmation Approaches to Working with Gat Sons and Mothers 

16. Nasrin 

17. From Community to Congress: My Journey in Social Justice Advocacy 

18. Silent Pioneers: Gay and Lesbian Elders 

19. Same Difference 

20. Leaving it on the Land 

21. Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? 

22.  The Freedom to Marry 

23. This is what love in action looks like 

24.  TransMilitary 

25. Queer in the Light: Let Your Light Shine 

26. This is How to Address me 

27. A Conversation with Gender Non-Conforming, Gender Non-Binary Youth 

28. Ahead of the Curve 

29. Queer of Heart Community Therapist in Drag 

30. Rules of the Game 

๐Ÿณ๏ธ‍๐ŸŒˆLGBTQ+ Websites & Organizations 

The  list of websites & organizations included is not exhaustive nor representative list of any particular perspective. It is intended to highlight various websites/organizations on varying topics that support and/or bring to light various topics that may impact the LGBTQ+ community  or you may find of interest. 

List curated by: Illiana Zambrano & Vanessa Swanson 


La lista de páginas web y organizaciones incluidas no es exhaustiva. Son páginas web/organizaciones que apoyan a las personas que forman parte de la comunidad LGBTQ+. Su objetivo es destacar varias páginas web/organizaciones sobre diversos temas que apoyan y/o sacan a la luz diversos temas que pueden afectar a la comunidad LGBTQ+ o que pueden resultarle de interés. 


1. CSUMB LGBTQ+ Resources 

List of resources through CSUMB that focus on supporting LGBTQ+ individuals. 

2. CSUMB Safe Zone Trainings 

3. Monterey County Behavioral Health

Monterey County Behavioral Health Department offers online resources that provide Family support, Youth services, Local Groups, Books and Reference, as well as General resources.

4. International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Law Association (ILGLAW)

ILGLAW advocate and inform politicians around the world to help pass policies and laws that protect the LGBTQ+ community. They strive to help individuals who face domestic violence, hate crimes and unjust policies/laws. 

5. OutCare LGBTQ+ Healthcare Resources in California

Resources around the state of California offering medical and mental health support specifically to the LGBTQ+ community. 

6. California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network

The California LGBTQ Health & Human Services Network is an LGBTQ-specific program of Health Access, bringing together more than 60 non-profit providers, community centers, and researchers to advocate collectively for state level policies and resources that will advance LGBTQ health.

7. Planned Parenthood 

Planned Parenthood Health centers provide a wide range of services — namely preventive care,  including birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and screenings for cervical and other cancers. 

8. UC San Francisco LGBTQ+ Care

UCSF Health proudly provides high-quality health services to LGBTQ+ patients and their families in a safe and welcoming environment. UCSF Health has been designated an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the national Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) since the HEI's inception in 2007.

9. Faith Resources: Human Rights Campaign 

The resources noted are intended to help LGBTQ people, their families, friends and allies, find powerful and transformative spaces to learn more about the intersection of their faith and LGBTQ issues.

10. Trans Student  Education Resource 

Definitions of terms used in the LBGTQ+ community.

11. Digital Transgender Archive

The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.

12. Gender Odyssey

Since 2001, Gender Odyssey has evolved into an annual event that attracts hundreds of people from across North America and around the world. Our conference is packed with thought-provoking workshops, including medical information and consultation opportunities, professional education, discussion groups, networking, children and youth programming, and social events.

13. Gender & Sexualities Alliances (GSA)

GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.

14. Understanding Pronoun Use and Inclusion: Princeton University's Gender + Sexuality Resource Center 

Pronouns can and do validate someone’s identity. When it comes to people who are from gender diverse communities – correct pronoun usage not only affirms a person’s identity but also can create a safe and welcoming environment

15. Queer Jihad 

Resource created through the University of Washington, it provides information regarding Muslim individuals who are part of LGBTQ+ community. 

16. Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees

Nonprofit organization based in Canada that assists LGBTQ+ individuals leaving countries were they are being prosecuted for who they are.