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

by Ellis; Alan L

• ISBN13: 9781560233534
• ISBN10: 1560233532
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-11-08
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This powerful reference tool is the most comprehensive, reliable guide to Internet resources for the LGBTQ community. More than just a guide to useful websites, it also evaluates LGBTQ mailing lists, message boards, search engines and portals. Readers will also find in-depth interviews with leaders of the queer Internet that provide fascinating background information on the history and objectives of major sites. Brought to you by the world's largest centre for queer studies, this is an indispensable tool for just about anyone.

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	30	(4)
Mark Elderkin
Rhona Berenstein
Interview	34	(10)
Megan Smith
Interview	44	(5)
Roger Klorese
Will Doherty
Queer Studies	49	(6)
Sanda Steinbauer
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	66	(5)
Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Human Sexuality Studies	71	(12)
Liz Highleyman
Sanda Steinbauer
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	110	(5)
Ellen D. B. Riggle
Arts and Education	115	(12)
Alan Ellis
Arts	115	(2)
Education	117	(1)
Interview	117	(10)
Barry Harrison
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	143	(4)
Sister Mary Elizabeth
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	156	(5)
Kevin Schaub
Media and News	161	(4)
Mark Menke
Media Resources	161	(2)
Non-Web Resources	163	(2)
The Queer Internet: One Student's Experience	165	(4)
David Brightman
Index	169