The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research

by Ellis; Alan L

• ISBN13: 9781560233527
• ISBN10: 1560233524
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-26
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This powerful reference tool is the most comprehensive, reliable guide to Internet resources for the LBGTQ community. More than just a guide to useful Web sites, it also evaluates LGBTQ mailing lists, message boards, search engines, and portals. The guide includes resources for a variety of academic disciplines, including the humanities, the social sciences, law, labor studies, media studies, transgender and intersex studies, and other areas of interest. The in-depth interviews with leaders of the queer Internet provide fascinating background information on the history and objectives of major sites. The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research is an indispensable tool for researchers, community leaders, and scholars. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	ix
Contributors	xi
Foreword	xiii
Ronni Sanlo
Preface	xvii
Introduction	1	(4)
Alan Ellis
Kevin Schaub
Melissa White
Using This Guide	2	(1)
A Note on Comprehensiveness	3	(2)
Conducting Research on the Internet	5	(18)
Liz Highleyman
Warren Longmire
Sanda Steinbauer
Search Engines and Directories	6	(5)
Non-Web Resources	11	(5)
Credibility	16	(2)
Citations	18	(5)
Major LGBTQ Internet Research Tools	23	(26)
Alan Ellis
Liz Highleyman
Major LGBTQ Portals	23	(2)
Online Directories and Other Web Sites	25	(3)
Online Database of Journal Articles	28	(1)
Major LGBTQ Non-Web Resources	28	(2)
Interview: Mark Elderkin and Rhona Berenstein	30	(4)
Interview: Megan Smith	34	(10)
Interview: Roger Klorese and Will Doherty	44	(5)
Queer Studies	49	(6)
Sanda Steinhauer
Queer Studies Resources	50	(4)
Non-Web Resources	54	(1)
Bisexual Studies	55	(6)
Liz Highleyman
Bisexual Studies Resources	55	(3)
Non-Web Resources	58	(3)
Transgender and Intersex Studies	61	(10)
Alan Ellis
Liz Highleyman
Transgender and Intersex Studies Resources	61	(4)
Non-Web Resources	65	(1)
Interview: Gwendolyn Ann Smith	66	(5)
Human Sexuality Studies	71	(12)
Liz Highleyman
Sanda Steinhauer
General Sites	72	(3)
BDSM/Leather/Fetish Resources	75	(2)
Polyamory Resources	77	(1)
Sexual Health and Education Sites	78	(1)
Sex Work Resources	79	(1)
Non-Web Resources	80	(3)
Liberal Arts and the Humanities	83	(18)
Alan Ellis
Mark Menke
History	83	(4)
Ethnic Studies	87	(2)
Religious Studies	89	(9)
Non-Web Resources	98	(3)
Social and Biological Sciences	101	(14)
Alan Ellis
General Sites	101	(1)
Anthropology	102	(1)
Political Science	103	(2)
Psychology	105	(3)
Sociology	108	(1)
Biological Sciences	109	(1)
Non-Web Resources	110	(1)
Interview: Ellen D. B. Riggle	110	(5)
Arts and Education	115	(12)
Alan Ellis
Arts	115	(2)
Education	117	(1)
Interview: Barry Harrison	117	(10)
Law and Philosophy	127	(4)
Alan Ellis
Law	127	(2)
Philosophy	129	(2)
Health and Medicine	131	(16)
Liz Highleyman
General LGBTQ Health Issues	131	(2)
Gay Men's Health Issues	133	(1)
Lesbian Health Issues	134	(2)
Bisexual Health Issues	136	(1)
Transgender and Intersex Health Issues	137	(1)
HIV/AIDS Sites	138	(2)
General Consumer Health Sites	140	(2)
Researching the Medical Literature	142	(1)
Non-Web Resources	142	(1)
Interview: Sister Mary Elizabeth	143	(4)
Business, Labor Studies, and Economics	147	(6)
Alan Ellis
General Sites	147	(1)
Labor Studies and Workplace Issues	148	(1)
Domestic Partnership and Workplace Nondiscrimination Issues	149	(1)
Economics	150	(1)
Non-Web Resources	151	(2)
Community Resources	153	(8)
Melissa White
LGBTQ Community-Based Resources	153	(3)
Non-Web Resources	156	(1)
Interview: Kevin Schaub	156	(5)
Media and News	161	(4)
Mar-k Menke
Media Resources	161	(2)
Non-Web Resources	163	(2)
The Queer Internet: One Student's Experience	165	(4)
David Brightman
Index	169