The Gay & Lesbian Marriage & Family Reader by Jennifer M. Lehmann
A foundational 2001 academic anthology examining the legal, economic, and sociological frameworks of same-sex marriage and queer family life.
LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Closer to Home by Elizabeth Reba Weise
A seminal 1990s Seal Press anthology mapping the vital, complex intersections of female bisexual identity and feminist theory.
Out Here by Yorick Smaal; Graham Willett
Academic history anthology detailing over a century of Australian lesbian lives.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys by Peter A. Jackson; Gerard Sullivan
A foundational academic anthology exploring the unique cultural, economic, and social dynamics of LGBTQ+ identities in contemporary Thailand.
Marriage Of Likeness by John Boswell
John Boswell’s controversial historical study arguing that the medieval Christian church recognized and blessed same-sex marriages.
First Queer Voices From Thailand by Peter A. Jackson
A historical study of Thailand’s early LGBTQ+ community through the translated lens of a famous mid-20th-century advice column.
Lgbtq Film Festivals Curating Queerness by Antoine Damiens
A sociological study of how grassroots European festivals challenge traditional gender boundaries and form transnational queer communities.
Conditional Spaces Hong Kong Lesbian Desires And Everyday Life by Denise Tse-Shang Tang
Hong Kong lesbian everyday life urban spaces
Queer Objects by Chris Brickell; Judith Collard
An international academic collection examining the objects — ancient to digital — that have shaped and reflected queer lives across history and cultures.
Friendship As A Way Of Life by Tom Roach
A theoretical examination of queer friendship as a subversive and transformative social structure.