A practical guide to searching LGBTQIA historical records / Norena Shopland.

"This book provides a number of effective tools to aid in the recovery of LGBTQIA+ historic material, including extensive glossary and non-glossary written descriptionsas well as guidance for using terms and phrases to search effectively online and offline. Researching hidden and forbidden people from the past can be extremely difficult. Terminology used to write about LGBTQIA+ people shifts over time. Legal terminology enforces certain set terms, which some writers use but others reject to avoid informing or disgusting a reading public. Often written descriptions contain no set terminology at all. How then can LGBTQIA+ people be found in historic records? This book provides practical tools for a researcher wanting to uncover materials from online or hard-copy sources, including: keyword(s) covering various sexual orientations and gender diversity, along with how and when to use them; tips for effective searching in online newspaper archives; information about how to use genealogy, auction and social media sites to uncover information; suggestions about searching in online and physical libraries; advice on researching in physical archives and the types of collections which can yield results; and guidance about researching in museums collect and display LGBTQIA+ content. This guide is a short, straightforward, jargon-free and accessible companion for doing historical research on gay, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other non-normative research subjects. It is a useful resource for students and scholars alike in archive studies, history or gender and sexuality studies"--Provided by publisher.