LGBTQ+ Jewish
Images: "What the people must know about the third sex" (1901) by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and LGBTQ+ rainbow flag Quasar "Progress" variant (left) and
LGBTQ@NYPL
- Black Feminism Introductory Research Guide
This guide highlights works by Black women within the Schomburg Center's collection and the broader New York Public Library. - Exploring Black LGBTQ Studies in the Schomburg Center's Archive
This guide highlights collections focused on Black LGBTQIA+ Studies within the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. - Gay and Lesbian Collections & AIDS/HIV Collections
This is a guide to more than 100 collections in NYPL's Manuscript and Archives Division pertaining to the history and culture of gay men and lesbians, and to the history of the AIDS/HIV epidemic. - LGBTQ at NYPL
This blog channel connects you with the LGBTQ collections, programs, and expertise of the New York Public Library. - Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship (NYPL)
The Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar program at The New York Public Library fosters excellence in LGBT studies by providing funds for scholars to do research in the Library’s preeminent LGBT historical collections. - Stonewall 50: A Guide Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and LGBTQ History: Stonewall: Core Reading
This is an exhibition-related guide for "Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50" at NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rayner Special Collections Wing and Print Gallery, February 14 - July 13, 2019.
Accessibility for Print Disabilities
For researchers with print disabilities, the Library has resources and services available upon request. The following services are available:
Digitization of Select Research Materials
Researchers who are homebound or have a print disability or visual impairment can explore many of our research collections online and request digitization of specific items of interest. To request the digitization service, email accessibility@nypl.org. Please note that you must be a patron of the Andrew Heiskell Library. This digitization service only includes material belonging to the research collections and does not apply to branch/circulating collections.
Screen Readers and Enlargers
Every public PC at all New York Public Library locations is equipped with JAWS screen reading software and MAGic software for enlarging the screen, changing colors and contrast, and screenreading.
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
The Andrew Heiskell Library offers popular reading materials in accessible audio and braille formats, as well as free membership to the Bookshare database of over one million accessible texts. It also offers individual coaching and a large variety of group workshops on topics related to accessible technology. Check the listings on our website, call 212-206-5400, or email talkingbooks@nypl.org
About
Welcome! This research guide features publications by and about LGBTQ+ Jewish people, from scholarly and community works to personal stories. The guide is designed to help users navigate their research and discover new resources in and beyond New York Public Library's unparalleled collections in LGBTQ+ and Jewish Studies. We invite you to explore the collections today-- for research, community, and inspiration.
LGBTQ+ Jewish @NYPL
- Celebrating Jewish LGBT Pride
Explore key moments and figures of LGBT Jews in history and in the Library’s collection. - Celebrating Transgender Jews: 2020 Edition
Read inspiring life stories by and about transgender Jews, and find resources on gender identity and Judaism. - Honoring LGBT Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Read short short biographies of LGBT Jewish Holocaust survivors, with links to further research. - Unorthodox Reading Companions: Going Off the Derech with Quarantine's Hottest Show
Discover life stories--including those by including LGBT Jewish authors--about leaving Orthodox communities.
