People regularly ask me about accessing LGBTQ women’s herstory when I talk to them about the project, because it can be challenging to find good accounts of queer history, particularly when it comes to female-identified folks. So I’m listing some of the best sources that I have come to know through my own research for this project, as well as through the queer communities that I am a part of.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, just a place to get folks started.
Madeline Davis Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Archives of Western New York
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History
Printed Matter
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Madeline D. Davis
Safe Space: Gay Neighborhood History and the Politics of Violence by Christine Handhardt
Transgender History by Susan Stryker
If you know of resources that aren’t listed here that have great resources focused specifically on LGBTQ women’s communities, please use the contact form on my website to let me know about it so I can keep adding to this list.
Also, be sure to check out the ever-evolving list of related documentaries that you should check out.