New! LGBT Magazine Archive

Iām happy to let you know that the Library now has access to theĀ LGBT Magazine ArchiveĀ from ProQuest until 31st December 2021. This primary source database is a searchable archive of major periodicals devoted to LGBT+ interests, dating from the 1950s through to recent years.
You can access theĀ LGBT Magazine ArchiveĀ via theĀ Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Sources guide. Or you can access it via theĀ Databases A-Z list. Individual magazine titles will be added toĀ DiscoverEdĀ this week.
The archives of magazines serving LGBT+ communities are of central importance for research into LGBT history, often being the principal sources for the documentation of gay cultures, lives, and events. Researchers consulting these publications may trace the history and evolution of myriad aspects of LGBT history and culture, including legal contexts, health, lifestyle, politics, social attitudes, activism, gay rights, and arts/literature. Despite the value of these publications for research, however, locating the backfiles in print format has been difficult for researchers as they have not typically been collected by libraries.
The archives of leading but previously hard-to-find magazines are included inĀ LGBT Magazine Archive, including many of the longest-running, most influential publications of this type. This includesĀ the pre-eminent US and UK titles āĀ The AdvocateĀ andĀ Gay NewsĀ and its successor publicationĀ Gay Times,Ā respectively. As well as titles such asĀ The Pink Paper,Ā Just for UsĀ andĀ Transgender Tapestry.
LGBT Magazine Archive providesĀ indispensable material for dedicated LGBT studies and broader gender/sexuality research, while also catering to interests in many related fields, such as 20th-century history, sociology, health studies, political science, and psychology.
You can access theĀ LGBT Magazine ArchiveĀ via theĀ Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Sources guide. Or you can access it via theĀ Databases A-Z list. Individual magazine titles will be added toĀ DiscoverEdĀ this week.
You can find more databases and other resources related to LGBT+ and gender studies on theĀ Gender Studies guide.
We have access toĀ LGBT Magazine ArchiveĀ via a larger subscription deal with ProQuest that is active until 31st December 2021. More information about the huge range of resources that will become available through this deal is coming soon!
Access is only available to current students and staff at the University of Edinburgh.
Caroline Stirling ā Academic Support Librarian for School of Social and Political Science
[Originally posted: http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/spslibrarian/2020/06/15/new-lgbt-magazine-archive/]
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