Gay and Lesbian Studies

Directories and Indexes

Clardy, Andrea. Words to the Wise: a Writer's Guide to Feminist and Lesbian Periodicals and Publishers. 3rd Ed. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1990. JFD 92-5606. Annotated list of presses and periodicals; resource list.

International Association of Lesbian and Gay Archives and Libraries. Directory of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Archives and Libraries, compiled by Alan V. Miller. Toronto: Canadian Gay Archives, 1987. JFF 88-1424. Basically a proper name index; short on topical entries. Still of value but in need of updating.

Malinowsky, H. Robert, comp. International Directory of Gay and Lesbian Periodicals. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987. Pub. Cat. 87-4808. A directory of more than 1,900 titles. Contains subject/ geographic and publisher/ editor indexes. Out-of-date but still useful retrospectively.

Miller, Alan V., comp. Our Own Voices: A Directory of Lesbian and Gay Periodicals, 1890-1990: Including the Complete Holdings of the Canadian Gay Archives. Toronto: Gay Canadian Archives, 1991. JFF 92-2543. Major source to more than 7,200 gay and lesbian titles published worldwide, including titles of interest to bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals, and the AIDS community. Sections devoted to guides, directories, and catalogs. The index contains a chronological list of magazines appearing from 1894-1969.

Potter, Clare, ed. Lesbian Periodicals Index. Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1986. *RS-SNA 86-5283. Author and subject index to forty-two U.S. lesbian periodicals from 1947-1985.

Ridinger, Robert B., comp. An Index to The Advocate: The National Gay Newsmagazine, 1967-1982. Los Angeles: Liberation Publications, 1987. JFF 92-2848 and *ZAN-T3212+.

Sherrill, Jan-Mitchell. The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students' Guide to Colleges, Universities, and Graduate Schools. New York: New York University Press, 1994. JFE 94-2697. Evaluates 189 institutions nationwide from the viewpoint of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students.