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HistSex

HistSex is a freely-available, peer reviewed resource for information on the history of sexuality developed by sex educators, historians, and librarians. It includes a descriptive catalog of relevant digital projects on the history of sexuality; a searchable and annotated directory of LGBTQ+ research archives; a timeline of major events in the history of sexuality; and a bibliography of books tagged and searchable by research interest, reading level, topic, and more—all presented online in an open and easily accessible format.

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HistSex and LINCS​

HistSex’s has converted its collection for ingestion into the LINCS triplestore. The project aims to fill an often-overlooked need for the historical representation of LGBTQ+ identity. The guide is ranked for audience reading level, sortable by topic, time, and place, and presented online in an open and easily-searchable format. Resources include a:

  • Searchable, annotated directory of archives of use to historians, students, and researchers interested in LGBTQIA+ research.
  • Descriptive catalog of relevant digital projects connected to sexuality and sexual representation.
  • Bibliography of books tagged and searchable by research interest, reading level, topic, and more.
  • Timeline of major events in the history of sexuality to help ground and pique public interest.

For more information, see HistSex’s Introduction.

Project Leads​

  • Brian M. Watson, Founder

For more information, see HistSex’s Introduction.

Funders​

HistSex is currently funded by a Carnegie-Whitney Grant from the American Library Association. For more information, see HistSex’s Introduction.

Dataset Details​