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LGBTQ Resource Guide

CUKC Library Article Sources

The following library search tools require a login when off-campus. Use the same username and password you use for your Cleveland email. To learn more about the focus of each database listed below see Databases for Finding Articles. 

Search terms to try:  lgbtq, lesbian, gay, homosexual, bisexual, transgender,  queer, sexual minority, sexual orientation, queer theory, queer studies, queer nation, LGBT social movements  

LGBTQ Data

LGBTData.com serves as a no-cost, open-access clearinghouse for the collection of sexual orientation & gender identity data and measures.  

NIH Designation

The NIH National Institute on Mental Health and Health Disparities (part of the NIH under the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services) formally designated sexual and gender minorities as a health disparity population for research purposes:

To learn more see the NIH Director's Message: