Archives of Sexuality and Gender
 
Unearth Rare Primary Sources

Archives of Sexuality and Gender, the largest historical collection available in support the knowledge of gender studies and sexuality education, enables academic scholars to make new connections in LGBTQ history and activism, cultural studies, psychology, health, political science, policy studies, gender history, and other related disciplines of research, including gender studies research.

A treasure of sources supporting gender and sexuality research.

Gale’s Archives of Sexuality and Gender program spans the sixteenth to twentieth centuries and is the largest digital collection of historical primary source publications relating to the history and study of sex, sexuality, and gender research and gender studies research. Documentation covering disciplines such as social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) communities around the world are included, as well as rare and unique books on sex and sexuality from the sciences to the humanities to support research and education. The selection of materials for this milestone digital program is guided by an advisory board consisting of leading scholars and librarians in sexuality and gender studies.

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Collections
A unique, fully-searchable collection that brings together approximately 1.5 million pages of primary sources, enabling students, educators, and researchers to thoroughly explore and make new connections in subjects such as LGBTQ+ history and activism, cultural studies, psychology, sociology, health, political science, gender studies, and more.
Fully searchable periodicals, newsletters, manuscripts, government records, organizational papers, correspondence, an international selection of posters, and other primary source materials for this milestone digital program were selected by an advisory board consisting of leading scholars and librarians in sexuality and gender studies.
This collection contains approximately one million pages of primary source materials that were locked away for many years, available only via restricted access. With a date range of 1600–1940, this major collection of rare and unique material is available to support students, researchers, and faculty who study medicine, biology, anthropology, law, the classics, art, and erotic literature.
International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture examines populations and areas of the world previously underrepresented in prevailing discourses around sexuality and gender, such as southern Africa and Australia.
L’Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France provides digital access to one of the most storied and sought-after private case collections in the world.