Human Rights

A series of inter-related guides to library and online resources concerning human rights:

• General Resources on Human Rights
  
• Human Rights in Individual Countries and Regions
  
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender (GLBT) Rights
• Rights of Women and Children [in progress]
  
• Rights of Indigenous Peoples [in progress]
  

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender

United States | International | Books |Videos | Other

United States

Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org/

Large bi-partisan organization established in 1980.

ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html

International

Amnesty International Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Network
http://www.ai-lgbt.org/eng.htm

Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
http://www.hrw.org/doc/?t=lgbt

International Lesbian and Gay Association
http://www.ilga.org/

Current and archived news articles organized by country and by themes

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/

Books

291.1783 JAKOBSE 2003 — Love the sin : sexual regulation and the limits of religious tolerance

305.896 DANGERO 1999 — Dangerous liaisons : Blacks, gays, and the struggle for equality

305.9066 CARAMAG 2002 — Irreconcilable differences?: intellectual stalemate in the gay rights debate

306.766 CHAUNCEY 2004 — Why marriage? : the history shaping today's debate over gay equality

331.5309 RAEBURN 2004 — Changing corporate America from inside out : lesbian and gay workplace rights

371.7809 HATRED 2001 — Hatred in the hallways : violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in U.S. schools

Videos

305.9066 OUT OF 1999 — Out of the past

Reviews the struggle for lesbian and gay rights in the United States

306.766 HOMOSEX 2003 — Homosexuality : a religious perspective

Same sex marriage and adoption viewed by many religions.

MV 12950-53 1995 — The Question of equality : Gay and lesbian struggle since Stonewall

Using archival footage and interviews, this video series documents the hard-fought gains and heartbreaking losses in the struggle for gay and lesbian equality.

MV 12896 1996 — The times of Harvey Milk

First openly gay person elected to political office.

Other Resources

Check CQ Researcher for recent reports, for example: "Gays on Campus" — 10/1/2004