Archives of Sexuality and Gender

Research a robust and significant collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender.

Gale’s Archives of Sexuality and Gender spans the sixteenth to the twentieth century and is the largest digital collection of primary source materials relating to the history and study of sex, sexuality and gender. Documentation covering social, political, health and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world is included, as well as rare and unique books on sex and sexuality from the sciences to the humanities. Archives of Sexuality and Gender has four parts -

  • Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Part I: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
  • Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Part 2: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
  • Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Part 3: Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth Century to Twentieth Century
  • Archives of Sexuality & Gender, Part 4: International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture

Search each of these collections independently or across other archives including Gale Primary Sources.

Getting Started

Videos by Dr Moulton, Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Birmingham, explores why Gale's Archives of Sexuality and Gender can be useful for teaching and research.

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