A brief annotated gay and lesbian bibliography of reference works*

This popular and straightforward almanac has several sections including: a chronology of gaysignificant events, biographies, religions/ churches policies on gay concerns, state laws (US) governing homosexual acts, US congressional voting records on gay issues based on coincidence of legislator's vote with that recommended by the NGLTF, openly gay office holders and selected officials (US), dictionary of slang, advice on financial, legal, social and health issues, and sections devoted to addresses.

In this encyclopedic survey of gay and lesbian interest sources available on the internet covers social groups, activity groups, tourist, events, and sports information, health and sex information, political groups, issues information, employment information, online magazines and newspapers, cultural information, gay and lesbian organizations, and non-US sources. The queer resources directory and the queer InfoServes are among the most important sites. Yahoo gay, lesbian, and bisexual resources and sites in the chapter on gay and lesbian history are especially important for students and researchers.

Articles seek to cover the entire range of knowledge, study, opinion, and thought concerning homosexuality with international and historical coverage. Topics include mythological and literary, geographic regions, culture, historical periods, concepts and terminology, movements and events.

Clearly organized and highly useful, this almanac on the gay male experience in the US and Canada has the following sections: historical chronology, brief biographies, quotations by broad subjects related to gay male life, glossary of sayings, slang, signs, and symbols, statistics, life and culture, an AIDS primer, and national directories of lesbian and gay community centers, organizations, and resources.

Clearly organized and highly useful, this almanac on the lesbian experience in the US and Canada has the following sections: historical chronology, brief biographies, quotations by broad subjects related to lesbian life, glossary of sayings, slang, signs, and symbols, statistics, life and culture, an AIDS primer, and national directories of lesbian and gay community centers, organizations, and resources.

Fair-minded and common sense answers to questions asked about gay life and culture. The answers vary in length from one to several paragraphs depending on the need for explanation. Some questions require factual responses while others need discussion.

A popular and fascinating book of lists of lesbians and facts, terms and curious beliefs pertaining to lesbians and at times, women in general. The thematic sections include: arts and letters, Amazons and other exotics, Switch-hitters and cross-dressers, lesbians and the law, and global affairs. Some lists are predictable (lesbian novelists and lesbian elected public officials) while others such as all-female animal societies are less so.

This popular compendium in dictionary arrangement covers a wide and often unpredictable array of subjects to amuse and inform gay readers. Entries include biographies, incidents, terms, titles, and facts ranging from the ordinary to the most curious. Lack of an index precludes easy use for reference.

Nearly 100 lists, primarily concerned with gay men, ranging from the trivial to the serious; some deal with censorship, discrimination, and homophobia while others give terms, language and language use, religion, military, biographical facts, gay relationships, gay culture or aspects of sex and sexuality. The 2nd ed. varies quite a lot from the first edition.

16 topical sections with no index. The guide requires thorough examination of each section. The entries are brief with citation listed at the end of each section. Sources vary widely, many are popular sources, and information is often not based on random samples. It does includes hard-to-find data but is not definitive. A useful chronological table of efforts to determine the number of gay people.

This directory seeks to meet the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community, and is an extensive listing of that community's organizations, bookstores, presses, and magazines and service organizations supportive of it. International in scope, the great majority of organizations listed are in the US and Canada. Impressive, but not comprehensive the list is arranged in subject areas: arts and literature, community, family, health and AIDS, legal and political action, media action and archives, spirituality and religion, sports and recreation, work, and youth. Within each group organizations are presented by country and for the US and Canada by state and province, respectively. In addition to directory information some entries include a description of the organization and statement of its purpose. Each section includes with online resources: websites, online services, usernet, the net, and BBS.

Discursive presentation of aspects and concerns of gay/lesbian American (US) life. Popular format includes numerous lists, tables, quotes, illustrations, biographies, facts, and histories often placed within discussion or as sidebars.