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The work of medical, social, and behavioral sciences plays a key role in deepening our understanding of inequalities and current issues in the LGBTQIA+ community, while also helping to create policies, practices, and procedures to improve lives. This collection of research, videos, and books takes a look at Queer Theory, Gender Identity, Queer Justice, Hegemonic Heterosexuality, Sexual Orientation, and more.

Blog by Dahlia Adler featuring variety of LGBTQ books.

List of bibliographies from ALA’s Rainbow Round Table on a variety of topics.

Book and media reviews from the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table

The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

Our free web and mobile resource platform instantly matches LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution with verified safe legal, medical, mental health and social service providers across North America.

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.

interACT uses innovative legal and other strategies, to advocate for the human rights of children born with intersex traits.

Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

Legal Aid is a nonprofit, public interest law firm that provides free legal services to low-income Arkansans.

QLaw Arkansas is an association of LGBT+ legal professionals and their friends. We are a voice for some of the most vulnerable people in our state and work to advance equitable policies and opportunities in the legal profession, in the courts, and under the law.

Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, we employ a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.

The LGBT Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion through the courts, legislatures and public education across five issue areas: Relationships, Youth & Schools, Parenting, Gender Identity and Expression and Discrimination in Employment, Housing and other areas.

School and public libraries across the U.S. are currently experiencing an unprecedented increase in book censorship attempts. And many of the books being challenged and removed focus on LGBTQIA+ issues; document the Black and BIPOC experience; or are written by Black authors.

A top ten list for service providers and criminal justice professionals.

The Family Acceptance Project® is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use and HIV — in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities.

We recruit and train all-inclusive foster and adoptive homes to care for the nearly 5,000 Arkansas children in the system. We are especially focused on creating accepting homes for LGBTQIA+ foster children.

The GALIP Foundation is an organization dedicated to bringing the reconciling message of God’s love and reconciliation to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Use the search feature to find an affirming church.

Whether you're just becoming familiar with gender diversity or ready to start a gay-straight alliance at your school, our resources can help you and your colleagues shape inclusive policies and empower vulnerable students.

Search thousands of photographs, audiovisual recordings, documents, and periodicals.

Digital collections, exhibitions, primary sources, and research guides from the GLBT Historical Society.

Human Rights Campaign fights for LGBTQ+ equality alongside lawmakers at the local and state levels across the country. Find out what HRC is doing in Arkansas and how you can help secure equal rights for all of its LGBTQ+ citizens.

The Kaleidoscope LGBTQ+ Film Festival is Arkansas’ premier queer film festival. Our goal is to bring quality LGBTQ+ films and programs that represent all our community.

Established in 1972, the Miss Gay Arkansas America Pageant is the senior preliminary to the Miss Gay Ameria Pageant.

Christians proclaiming their belief in full LGBT equality.

The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you. Join us!

We will be reading a variety of genres but all of the books will deal with LGBTQIA+ people, issues, and/or themes.
To make sure the whole LGBTQIA+ spectrum is represented, we will be reading books featuring people from all aspects of our community.