Gay and Lesbian

• Find gay and lesbian web sites at Gateway to the Internet > Gay and Lesbian
• Search for local organisations at Infopoint by choosing a keyword search and entering 'gay'
• See the Advice and Help section for general guides that include gay and lesbian information
• In Reference books online, the Credo Reference collection includes 'Who's who in gay and lesbian history: from antiquity to World War 11', 'Who's who in contemporary gay and lesbian history' and 'Who's who in lesbian and gay writing'
• Find out more about gay and lesbian figures from history, literature, politics, and more by searching the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and other reference books online
• The newspaper 'Fyne Times' is available at several libraries: Bedford Central, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade, Putnoe, Kempston, Flitwick and Shefford. Bedford Central library keeps a six months back-file
• At Encyclopaedia Britannica online you can search for encyclopaedia articles, journal articles and web links
• At Newspapers online search articles from daily and Sunday newspaper articles from July 1985 onwards; for historical information see the complete text of 'The Times' newspaper in the Times Digital Archive 1785 -1985
• Find books on the library catalogue - for a structured view of topics available, choose to search by 'Subject' and then type 'lesbian' or 'homosexual'
• If you need help to find information, contact us

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