Guides: LGBT+ Resources: General

Crisis Phone Numbers & Chat Resources

LGBT National Help Center
Provides free & confidential peer support and local resources for the LGBT+ community. Crisis Line: 1-888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline
A trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive. Crisis Line: 1-877-565-8860
Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7386.

Cerro Coso Resources

The books listed in this guide are only a sampling of the Rainbow Club and LGBT+ books we have on display on the low shelves towards the back of the library at the Ridgecrest campus. If you have a recommendation to add to this collection, please let us know!

Cerro Coso Rainbow Club
A Cerro Coso guide with information and resources for the Rainbow Club.

LGBT+ Materials at Cerro Coso
An infrequently updated list of LGBT+ nonfiction and fiction titles at the Cerro Coso Library.

Books at Cerro Coso

EBooks

The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History by Howard Chiang
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780684325545
Publication Date: 2019
"A three-volume set, The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (Charles Scribner's Sons) will provide a global view of the history of LGBTQ, covering significant figures and events worldwide."
LGBTQ Rights and the Law by Duchess Harris; Martha Lundin
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781532172311
Publication Date: 2019
LGBTQ Rights and the Law explores the history of legislation affecting the LGBTQ community, including the proposed ban on transgender soldiers. It also explores the lives of the people who have challenged anti-LGBTQ legislation and made a difference for LGBTQ people in America. Intended for younger readers
LGBTQ Social Movements in America by Duchess Harris; Martha Lundin
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781532119088
Publication Date: 2019
LGBTQ Social Movements in America looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Intended for younger readers.
The LGBTQ Story by Yvette Charboneau
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781625138804
Publication Date: 2020
The book provides an overview of LGBTQ history and current issues. It includes biographies of some notable figures in LGBTQ history as well as a timeline of major events. Intended for younger readers.
The Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion by Jeremiah J. Garretson
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781479822133
Publication Date: 2018
The first social science analysis of how and why the LGBTQ movement achieved its most unexpected victory—transforming gay people from a despised group of social deviants into a minority worthy of rights and protections in the eyes of most Americans.
The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781483371306
Publication Date: 2016
This encyclopedia focuses on LGBTQ issues and identity primarily through the lenses of psychology, human development and sociology, emphasizing queer, feminist and ecological perspectives on the topic.

Print Books

A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies by George E. Haggerty (Editor); Molly McGarry (Editor)
Call Number: HQ75.15.C66 2015
ISBN: 9781119000853
Publication Date: 2015
Addresses the politics, economics, history, and cultural impact of sexuality. Engages the future of queer studies by asking what sexuality stands for, what work it does, and how it continues to structure discussions in various academic disciplines as well as contemporary politics.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology by Victoria Clarke; Sonja J. Ellis; Elizabeth Peel; Damien W. Riggs
Call Number: RC451.4.G39 L47 2010
ISBN: 9780521876667
Publication Date: 2010
This textbook introduces students to the psychology of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and experiences. It covers a broad range of topics including diversity, prejudice, health, relationships, parenting and lifespan experiences from youth to old age.
Queer: a reader for writers by Jason Schneiderman
Call Number: HQ76.25.Q364 2016
ISBN: 9780190277109
Publication Date: 2016
Includes an interdisciplinary mix of public, academic, and cultural reading selections. It provides students with the rhetorical knowledge and analytical strategies required to participate effectively in discussions about queer theory and culture. Chapters include numerous pedagogical features and are organized thematically around a range of issues and topics that fall under the queer umbrella.
Understanding and Teaching U. S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History by Leila J. Rupp (Editor); Susan K. Freeman (Editor)
Call Number: HQ75.16.U6 U53 2014
ISBN: 9780299302443
Publication Date: 2014
A topical section offers seventeen essays on such themes as sexual diversity in early America, industrial capitalism and emergent sexual cultures, and gay men and lesbians in World War II.

Videos

Films on Demand Videos

The following videos are available from the Cerro Coso Library's Films on Demand database. You will need to log in with your college email and password.

Out in America [1:19:09]
A PBS documentary of prominent LGBT figures and pioneers, as well as many average, yet extraordinary, citizens from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
The Play Within: An LGBTQ Documentary [51:50]
This film presents the premiere of the stage adaption of the award winning film, The Play Within, an emotional and issue-focused fictional drama based on the lives of two real people—Matthew Shepard and Tyler Clementi—and their tragic, untimely deaths, followed by a discussion by psychiatrists, social service providers, clergy, and others who illuminate the history, evolution, and circumstances that face the LGBTQ community.
Social and Family Issues Related to Sexual Orientation: Clinical Conversations for the Human Sexuality Classroom [37:19]
Listen and watch as Jeannie and Mary talk about being the first lesbian couple to adopt in Colorado, as a three-parent family with their three children as they talk about sexual orientation and its role in their family, and as Kim shares her unfolding story of intersexuality discovery and its role in her sexual orientation.
Transgender and Gender Identity: Clinical Conversations for the Human Sexuality Classroom [29:26]
Gender identity is the term describing your sense of your gender expression – do you identify as male or female or both or neither? Matt and Denise are F to M and M to F persons who are transgendered. They give insight into their transitions and their lives. Cailynn and Chris use “gender queer” and “agendered” to describe themselves.
Two Dads, Two Moms: Gay Couples and Their Families [51:59]
Profiling families in the U.S., France, and Spain, this program focuses on the children of gay couples and how their experiences resemble or differ from more conventional upbringings.

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Organization Websites

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
GLAAD works to promote acceptance and highlight LGBT+ issues in the media.
GLSEN
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
GSA Network
Information on starting and finding GSA clubs (originally called Gay-Straight Alliance clubs) in schools.
Human Rights Campaign
HRC advocates for LGBTQ equality and educates the public about LGBTQ issues.
Human Rights Watch: LGBT Rights
Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues around the world.
Lambda Legal
Legal information about the rights of LGBT and HIV+ citizens.
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is a technical assistance resource center with services and supports offered to LGBT older adults.
PFLAG
One of the largest family and ally organizations, PFLAG works to support, educate, and advocate for LGBT+ issues.

Research & Archive Websites

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Medline Plus resources on health issues that affect LGBT+ people.
GLBT Historical Society
The GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture and arts in all their diversity.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Resources and statistics from the CDC on health topics concerning LGBT people.
National LGBT Health Education Center
Provides webinars and publications on various topics in LGBT health.
Out History
Articles and timelines about LGBT people and places in history.
Same-Sex Couples: Census Data
Collected information about same-sex couples from U.S. Census surveys.
LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History
A 2016 publication on LGBTQ history in America. Published by the National Park Foundation for the National Park Service and funded by the Gill Foundation, each chapter is written and peer-reviewed by experts in LGBTQ Studies.
Queer Books Database
A free, public, searchable database listing queer representation in books, including both fiction and nonfiction.

Articles at Cerro Coso

Explore America's Views on LGBT Issues
A 2018 article with links to current LGBT trends.
GLAAD Media Reference Guide
Includes terminology definitions, terms to avoid, pronouns, and other language usage related to LGBT+ individuals.
LGBTQ Rights and State Laws
LGBTQ Rights and State Laws. (2017). In Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit, MI: Gale.
Microaggressions Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Genderqueer People: A Review of the Literature
Nadal, K. L., Whitman, C. N., Davis, L. S., Erazo, T., & Davidoff, K. C. (2016). Microaggressions Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Genderqueer People: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Sex Research, 53(4/5), 488–508.
A Resource Guide to Coming Out
HRC's brochure on coming out and living openly.
Same-Sex Marriage (Opposing Viewpoints).
A compilations of resources on same-sex marriage including journal and reference articles, videos, statistics, and more.