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LGBT Magazine Archive

LGBT Magazine Archive

LGBT Magazine Archive

Access information:

Access on and off campus. The Library's subscription to this resource expires 31 July 2024. 

Description:

Unlike other digital offerings in this area that have largely focused on short-lived, informal publications, LGBT Magazine Archive will offer the complete backfiles of many of the leading, established, long-running periodicals of this type. Coverage is from the first issue of each publication, with the earliest content dating from 1957 and the default termination point for each title is 2015 (or the journal ceased date). Each title is scanned from cover to cover in full colour.

Magazines of this type have been a crucial source of identification for many LGBT people; they chronicle the evolution of myriad aspects of LGBT history and culture, including law/politics/society, the arts, health, and, lifestyle. Whilst this material will be indispensable for dedicated LGBT studies and broader gender/sexuality research, it will, additionally, cater to interests in many related disciplines, including 20th-century history and culture, sociology, psychology, health, and literature/arts.

The library has access to:

  • LGBT Magazine Archive Collection 1
  • ​LGBT Magazine Archive Collection 2

Coverage:

1954 - 2015