LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ and Law Resources: Home

Welcome

Resources in this guide are focused on LGBTQ+ legal issues. A good place to begin your search is by looking for books and journal articles since they will usually provide citations to important statutes, cases and regulations. Included in this guide are links to legal cases, legislation, statistics, organizations, news and blogs.

General Resources

A Timeline of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States
This resource has primarily been adapted from PBS Online’s Out of the Past: 400 Years Lesbian and Gay History in America (Byard, E., 1997, www.pbs.org/outofthepast/). The interactive timeline online allows users to click on dates to read details about people, policies, and events that have shaped the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Williams Institute Reading Room: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources in Law and Public Policy
The Williams Institute Reading Room and Collection is a program of the Charles R. Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law. The Williams Institute is a national think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. It advances law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship.