- Glbtq.com
glbtq.com is an
online encyclopedia that presents detailed biographies of notablegay ,lesbian ,bisexual ,transgender , andqueer people. It is the most popularLGBT -inclusive information site on Alexa.cite web |title=Alexa: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual > Arts and Entertainment |accessdate=2007-08-10 |work=Alexa Internet |url=http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&Mode=general&CategoryID=29559&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity&R=Tru ] It was dubbed "the Encyclopedia Brittaniqueer" by "The Advocate ",cite web |title=Encyclopedia Britanniqueer |work=The Advocate |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_April_15/ai_99850355 |date=2003-04-15 |accessdate=2007-08-10] and named one of the "Best Free Reference Web Sites" in 2005 by theAmerican Library Association .cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/mars/marspubs/marsbestref2005.htm |title=Best Free Reference Web Sites 2005: Seventh Annual List - RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-08-10]glbtq.com was launched in 2003 and is regularly updated. It houses the largest, most comprehensive encyclopedia of
LGBT culture in the world. The encyclopedia contains more than 2.2 million words—including overviews and surveys—covering almost 2,000 entries. The entries are categorized into three departments:Arts ,Literature , andHistory andSocial Science s. The site also includes a discussion board and a special features section that presents interviews, slideshows, and spotlights. glbtq.com also issues a Newsletter on the 1st and 15th of each month, calling attention to new entries and spotlighting a particular group of entries.The publisher of glbtq.com is Andrew "Wik" Wickholm. The General Editor is
Claude J. Summers .All entries in the encyclopedia are signed and referenced. There are more than 350 contributors, whose biographies are included on the site.cite web |url=http://www.glbtq.com/about/bios.htm |title=about glbtq |accessdate=2007-08-10] These include
Tee Corinne (photographer andvisual artist ),Shaun Cole (curator atLondon 'sVictoria and Albert Museum ),William Hood (professor of art atOberlin College ),Karla Jay (director ofWomen's Studies atPace University ),Stephen O. Murray (writer), andJim Provenzano (writer).Publications
In association with
Cleis Press , glbtq.com has produced three books:
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* [http://www.glbtq.com/ glbtq.com]
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