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About Gender & Sexuality Studies

Statement of Purpose

LMU Libraries is committed to providing comprehensive and inclusive resources that reflect the diversity of voices, experiences, and scholarship within this field. Gender and sexuality intersect with various disciplines, including sociology, psychology, literature, history, law, and health sciences. This guide offers resources to support research across these areas, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of this subject.

What is Gender & Sexuality Studies?

Abbas, A. (2020). Gender studies. In M. J. Amey & M. E. David (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education (1st ed.). Sage UK. https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NTEzMjk=?aid=96765

LGBTQ+ Resources
Explore databases, journals, books, and websites covering diverse LGBTQ+ topics. Whether you're a student, researcher, or ally, discover resources to deepen understanding and engagement with LGBTQ+ issues across disciplines.
Gender & Intersectionality
This guide examines how gender intersects with other identities—such as race, class, religion, and disability—to shape experiences and social dynamics. It offers resources from fields like sociology and gender studies, helping users explore the complexities of identity through the lens of intersectionality.
Gender & Health
This guide examines how gender influences health outcomes, focusing on gender-specific health issues and disparities. It covers topics such as reproductive health, mental health, men's health, and LGBTQ+ health while exploring how social factors shape access to care. Resources include academic articles, books, databases, and tools for understanding and addressing gender-based health inequities.

Featured Journals

Biology of Sex Differences

Culture, health & sexuality.

Gender & Society

Gender, Work and Organization

International Journal of Transgender Health

Journal of gender studies.

Psychology of Men and Masculinities

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Featured Databases

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier database offers full text for 4,800 journals, including 12,000+ peer-reviewed titles, with back files and cited references.

America: History and Life

America: History and Life database covers U.S. and Canadian history, indexing 1,800+ journals, books, and media reviews from 1895 to present.

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies offers scholarly journals and magazines on gender studies, family, marital issues, and more.

Historical Abstracts

Historical Abstracts covers world history (excluding U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to present, with citations from over 2,300 journals.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library with over 2,300 academic journals, monographs, and materials in humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Project Muse

Project MUSE provides trusted, high-quality books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 university presses.

PsycINFO

PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association, is the largest peer-reviewed resource in behavioral science and mental health, offering global research and abstracts.

North American Women’s Letters and Diaries

North American Women's Letters and Diaries offers 1,325 women’s experiences across 150,000 pages, with indexed letters, diaries, and biographies.

Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles

Orlando offers comprehensive entries on authors' lives, careers, contextual material, timelines, links, and bibliographies across all time periods.

Women Working, 1879-1930

Women Working features digitized books, pamphlets, images, and selections from Harvard's Louise Bosworth Collection, focusing on Boston’s working women.

Recommended Readings

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Core Books Project

This ACRL page from the Women's and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) offers a curated list of core books covering various topics in gender studies, including feminist theory, LGBTQ+ issues, and intersectionality, serving as essential resources for researchers and educators in the field.

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Terminology & Reference

An exploration of terminology related to sexuality and gender: arguments for standardizing the language
"There is currently no consensus on the best ways to define and operationalize research concepts related to sexuality and gender. This article explores some of the ways that sex/gender and sexuality terms have been used in health-related research and in keyword searches in the health sciences."

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Eliason, M. J. (2014). An Exploration of Terminology Related to Sexuality and Gender: Arguments for Standardizing the Language. Social Work in Public Health, 29(2), 162–175. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2013.775887
Gender and Language
Published by Reuters (News Agency Company), it provides an interactive exploration of evolving LGBTQ+ terminology and the importance of inclusive language across different cultures.

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Funakoshi, M., & Granados, S. (2022, January 25). Gender & Language. Reuters Graphics. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GENDER-LANGUAGE/LGBT/mopanqoelva/
GLAAD Media Reference Guide – 11th Edition
"This Guide is intended to be used by journalists reporting for mainstream media outlets and media creators who want to tell the stories of LGBTQ people fairly and accurately. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive glossary of language used within the LGBTQ community, nor is it a prescriptive guide for LGBTQ people. "

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GLAAD. (2024). GLAAD Media Reference Guide – 11th Edition. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://glaad.org/reference/
Human Rights Campaign Glossary of Terms
"This glossary was written to help give people the words and meanings to help make conversations easier and more comfortable. LGBTQ+ people use a variety of terms to identify themselves, not all of which are included in this glossary. "

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Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (2023, May 31). Glossary of Terms. Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms
National Institutes of Health: LGBTIQ Terminology
National Institutes of Health: LGBTIQ Terminology provides definitions and explanations of LGBTQIA+ terminology to promote understanding and inclusion within NIH communities.

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National Institutes of Health. (n.d.). LGBTIQ Terminology. Sexual and Gender Minority. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://www.edi.nih.gov/our-communities/sexual-and-gender-minority/resources/lgbtiq-terminology

American Masculinities: a Historical Encyclopedia by Bret Carroll (Editor)
ISBN: 9780761925408

Publication Date: 2003-10-14
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender by Fedwa Malti-Douglas (Editor)
ISBN: 9780028659602

Publication Date: 2007-08-23
Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History by Howard Chiang
ISBN: 9780684325538

Publication Date: 2019-02-08
The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality by Patricia Whelehan (Editor); Anne Bolin (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118896877

Publication Date: 2015-04-22
The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World by Mary Zeiss Stange
ISBN: 9781412995962

Publication Date: 2011-03-01

Books

**This is not an exhaustive list, but a curated selection of introductory texts on Gender and Sexuality Studies. For topic-specific collections, please visit: https://library.lmunet.edu/genderstudies

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
Publication Date: 1981

*Disclaimer: This book was scanned by Harvard University Banneker Institute digital projects and is publicly available for educational and research purposes.*
Connexions: histories of race and sex in North America by J. B. Carter
ISBN: 9780252098819

Publication Date: 2016-09-08
Female Masculinity by Jack Halberstam
ISBN: 9780822378112

Publication Date: 1998-10-26
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Call Number: HQ1420 .F7

ISBN: 9780393084368

Publication Date: 1963-02-01
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
ISBN: 9780203902752

Publication Date: 2002-05-03
Masculinities in Theory by Todd W. Reeser
ISBN: 9781444358537

Publication Date: 2011-09-15
Refusing to Be a Man by John Stoltenberg
ISBN: 9780203980828

Publication Date: 2000
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir; H.M. Parshley (Translator)
Call Number: HQ1208 .B38 1989

ISBN: 9780679724513

Publication Date: 1989-12-17
The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill; Harriet Taylor Harriet Taylor Mill
ISBN: 9781775410645

Publication Date: 2009-05-01
A vindication of the rights of woman : with strictures on political and moral subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft
Publication Date: 1792
We Real Cool: Black men and masculinity by bell. hooks
ISBN: 9780203642207

Publication Date: 2004-08-02
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Call Number: HQ1815.5 .A653 2015

ISBN: 9781101911761

Publication Date: 2015-02-03

Articles

Academic Feminism against Itself
"This article focuses on the often-lamented distinction between Women's Studies as an academic entity and feminism as a social movement."

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Wiegman, R. (2002). Academic Feminism against Itself. NWSA Journal, 14(2), 18–37.
Chapter 28: "Gender", Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Second Edition
"In American studies and cultural studies, as in the humanities more broadly, scholars use the term “gender” when they wish to expose a seemingly neutral analysis as male oriented and when they wish to turn critical attention from men to women."

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Halberstam, J. (2014). Gender. In B. Burgett & G. Hendler (Eds.), Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Second Edition (2nd ed., pp. 116–118). NYU Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1287j69.33
Defeating Bigenderism: Changing Gender Assumptions in the Twenty-First Century
"Bigenderism maintains there are only two genders, which correspond with the two sexes, male and female. Basic bigenderism requires that legal documents and public institutions designate a single invariant gender (that is, sex). "

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Gilbert, M. A. (2009). Defeating Bigenderism: Changing Gender Assumptions in the Twenty-First Century. Hypatia, 24(3), 93–112.
Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept
"The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas in the early 1980s and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded."

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Connell, R. W., & Messerschmidt, J. W. (2005). Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept. Gender & Society, 19(6), 829–859. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243205278639
Introduction: Trans-, Trans, or Transgender?
"Introduction: Trans-, Trans, or Transgender?" explores the nuances of terminology related to trans identities, examining the meanings and implications of the prefixes "Trans-" and "Transgender." It delves into the cultural, linguistic, and political significance of these terms within gender studies, questioning how they shape understanding of trans experiences and identity. The text emphasizes the fluidity of gender and the ongoing evolution of language used to describe trans individuals.

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Stryker, S., Currah, P., & Moore, L. J. (2008). Introduction: Trans-, Trans, or Transgender? Women’s Studies Quarterly., 36(3), 11.
Race, Tribal Nation, and Gender: A Native Feminist Approach to Belonging
"Too often there is the assumption in Native communities that we as indigenous women should defend a tribal nationalism that ignores sexism as part of our very survival as women as well as our liberation from colonization."

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Ramirez, R. (2007). Race, Tribal Nation, and Gender: A Native Feminist Approach to Belonging. Meridians, 7(2), 22–40.
re-thinking intersectionality
"Intersectionality has become the primary analytic tool that feminist and anti-racist scholars deploy for theorizing identity and oppression. This paper exposes and critically interrogates the assumptions underpinning intersectionality by focusing on four tensions within intersectionality scholarship: the lack of a defined intersectional methodology; the use of black women as quintessential intersectional subjects; the vague definition of intersectionality; and the empirical validity of intersectionality"

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Nash, J. C. (2008). Re-Thinking Intersectionality. Feminist Review, 89(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1057/fr.2008.4
Sisterhood: Political Solidarity between Women
Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Between Women by bell hooks explores the importance of feminist solidarity across differences in race, class, and sexuality. Hooks advocates for women to unite through shared political goals, while also acknowledging and addressing the complexities of privilege and oppression within feminist movements.

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Hooks, B. (1986). Sisterhood: Political Solidarity between Women. Feminist Review, 23, 125–138. https://doi.org/10.2307/1394725
Some Very Basic Tips for Making Higher Education More Accessible to Trans Students and Rethinking How We Talk about Gendered Bodies
Allowing the mistake to go uncorrected ensures future uncomfortable interactions for the person who is being misidentified. +Never ask personal questions of trans people that you would not ask of others. Because of the sensationalist media coverage of trans people's lives, there is often an assumption that personal questions are appropriate.

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Spade, D. (2011). Some Very Basic Tips for Making Higher Education More Accessible to Trans Students and Rethinking How We Talk about Gendered Bodies. Radical Teacher, 92, 57–62, 80.
An Unnamed Blank That Craved a Name”: A Genealogy of Intersex as Gender
A genealogy of intersexuality's underrecognized role in the development of gender as a concept in twentieth-century American biomedicine is presented. It is believed that intersex is central to the history of gender as a classificatory schema. The analytic preoccupation of intersex studies is also discussed.

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Rubin, D. A. (n.d.). ‘An unnamed blank that craved a name’: a genealogy of intersex as gender. Signs, 37(4), 883.
“Post-Ferguson: A ‘Herstorical’ Approach to Black Violability.”
" In the post-Trayvon Martin era of racial terror against Black people in the U.S., many scholars frame contemporary anti-Black racial violence in the U.S. as an injustice primarily experienced by Black men and boys. This framing, however, fails to capture the deeply entrenched reality of Black violability."

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Lindsey, T. B. (2015). Post-Ferguson: A “Herstorical” Approach to Black Violability. Feminist Studies, 41(1), 232–237. https://doi.org/10.15767/feministstudies.41.1.232

Date	Librarian	Description of Changes
2025-05-01	Molly A. Cross	Ownership of guide transferred to Jackie Stephens, Medical Librarian.

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