Basic Reference Volumes

Allen, Jane, comp. Out on the Shelves: Lesbian Books into Libraries. Newcastle-under-Lyme, England: AAL Pub., 1989. JLD 89-1957. British in scope, lists over 200 works of literature, biography, history, psychology, etc.

Clyde, Laurel A. Out of the Closet and into the Classroom: Homosexuality in Books for Young People. Port Melbourne, Australia: ALIA Press, 1996 2nd ed. JFD 96-15907. Bibliography of homosexuality in English-language children's literature.

Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook, edited by Emmanuel Nelson. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. *RS-NBB 93-4247. A selective guide to the genre. As the title implies, lesbian authors are not covered.

Dynes, Wayne R. Homosexuality: a Research Guide. New York: Garland Pub., 1987. JLD 87-2622 and *RS-SVB 94-176. This indispensable guide to gay and lesbian literature of international scope contains 4858 citations grouped under 24 main topics and 176 subtopics; numerous languages are represented. Excludes most works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Heavily annotated. Subject and personal name indexes.

Foster, Jeannette H. Sex Variant Women in Literature. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1985. JFD 91-8782. Pioneer bibliography, first published in 1956, now updated to 1984. Covers all western languages and analyzes poetry, drama, and fiction for lesbian references.

Gay and Lesbian Library Service, edited by Cal Gough and Ellen Greenblatt. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990. JFE 91-2095. A very useful guide to researching the field.

Gay & Lesbian Literature . Introduction to gay male literature, Wayne R. Dynes; Introduction to lesbian literature, Barbara G. Grier; editor, Sharon Malinowski.
Detroit: St. James Press, c1994-c1998. *R-RMRR PN56.H57 G36 1994.

Grier, Barbara. The Lesbian in Literature. 3rd Edition. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1981. JFD 83-7323. 7000 titles, fiction and nonfiction, arranged alphabetically by author and coded to denote extent of lesbian interest.

Horner, Thomas Marland. Homosexuality and the Judeo-Christian Tradition: an Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981. JLD 82-1089. Selective list of 459 English-language items excluding historical and primary sources. An appendix cites "Biblical References to Homosexuality" both definite and alleged. Subject and author indexes.

Maggiore, Dolores J. Lesbianism, an Annotated Bibliography and Guide to the Literature, 1976-1991. 2nd Edition. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. JFD 93-7889 and *RS-SVB 93-12423. Over 500 annotated nonfiction works, grouped under five topics: individuals, minorities, families, oppression, and health. Author/title index and resource guide.

Nordquist, Joan. Queer theory: a bibliography. Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1997. JFD 99-8817.

Parker, William. Homosexuality: a Selective Bibliography of Over 3000 Items. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1971. JLD 74-1206 and JLD 72-1659. This and the following two supplements contain over 10,000 entries referring to sources in English (and those translated into English). Court cases, movies, television programs, etc. are also covered. Few annotations. Subject and author indexes in each volume.

Parker, William. Homosexuality Bibliography: Supplement, 1970-1975. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977. JFD 78-996. See previous annotation.

Parker, William. Homosexuality Bibliography: Second Supplement, 1976-1982. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1985. JLD 86-3836. See previous annotation.

Reader's guide to lesbian and gay studies. Edited by Timothy F. Murphy. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000. JFF 00-3784.

Ridinger, Robert B. Marks, comp. The Homosexual and Society: an Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. JLE 90-2020. Arranged within seven categories ranging from adoption to police attitudes, the citations are mainly culled from The Advocate; other sources include The Ladder, The Mattachine Review, popular and legal periodicals, and monographs. Little AIDS material is included, and coverage basically ceases at the end of 1987. Heavily annotated. Subject index.

Weinberg, Martin S., ed. Homosexuality: an Annotated Bibliography, co-edited by Alan P. Bell. New York: Harper & Row, 1972. JLE 73-99. This extensively annotated bibliography of 1265 items published in English (including translations) between 1940-1968 excludes belles-lettres, popular press, and newspapers; material from gay and lesbian publications has been generally excluded. Emphasis is on sociology, psychology, and psychiatry. Author and subject indexes.

Young, Ian. The Male Homosexual in Literature: A Bibliography. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1982. *RS-NABX 88-2112. An alphabetical listing by author of over 4200 English- language works (including translations). Includes fiction, drama, poetry, and autobiography published through 1980. Title index and essays on gay literature.