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Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences » Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resources » History
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Bibliography of Queer History
Bibliographies arranged by time, geographic region, or discipline.
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gayhistory.com
This site provides "an introduction to the stories and the people of modern gay history (1700-1973). The site is an ongoing project and most articles about gay male history from 1700-1900 have been completed."
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GLBT Historical Society
"The mission of the GLBT Historical Society is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and otherwise make available to the public historical, cultural, and artistic materials related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender communities, identities, and practices, as well as of other sexual minorities."
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gltbq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian. Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture
Searchable and browsable encyclopedia. Entries include bibliographies, citation information, and related links.
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Homosexuality in Eighteenth Century England
An overview essay and a number of primary documents.
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Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945
Online exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Out of the Past: 400 years of Gay and Lesbian History
Companion site to a pbs documentary.

