Try searching the "Find Articles, Books, & More" box above or open a new tab for the Library's homepage. Use the asterisk * to find alternate endings to the word/s and quotation marks "" around phrases. Click on Advanced Search to add more ideas.

The following subject terms can be used as keywords in your searches:

Subjects: gender identity

• transgender* or transsexual*
• gender or "gender expression" or "gender identity" or "gender nonconformity" or "sex role" or "sex (psychology)"
• queer*
• "sex change"
• feminin* or masculin*

Subjects: sex - biology

• "genetic sex determination" or "sex (biology)" or "sex differen*" 
• intersex*
• female* or women or girls
• male or men or boys

Subjects: sexual orientation and behavior

• asex*
• bisexual*
• gay* or (("same sex" AND (men or male))
• heterosexual*
• lesbian* or (("same sex" AND (wom?m or female))
• LGBT* OR queer*
• sex or "sexual behavior"
• For older items, which may be very biased, search homosexual*

Search the Digital Collections with any of these words (one at a time): lesbian gay bisexual LGB LGBT LGBTQ queer transgender

Find items on the bookshelves: nonfiction is in the call numbers:

• HQ74 bisexuality 
• HQ 75-76 for gay, lesbian, & queer topics 
• HQ 77 for transgender and gender nonconforming issues.

These may include or be surrounded by triggering book titles.

Search for items in this specific library location:

Use the "Find books, eBooks, & more" Find It! box above for materials at the LGBT Resource Center Library.