LGBTQIA+ Guide

This guide offers an introduction to the LGBTQIA+ collections of the Library of Congress.

This page includes information about upcoming events, along with guides and collections related to LGBTQ+ topics.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) engages, educates, and inspires multiple audiences to discover and explore the records of the American people. Its collection documents the experience of the full range of our diverse society, with records that constitute a rich documentary history of the experience of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

The DTA is a curated collection of pre-2000 archival materials relevant to global transgender history. DTA's goal is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.

Part of the American Experience from PBS, this collection features materials documenting the LGBTQ+ experience.

The Palm Center, which operated from 1998 until 2022, was an independent research institute that used scholarship to inform the national conversation about military policy concerning LGBTQ service members.

Rainbow History Project’s mission is to collect, preserve and promote the history and culture of the diverse LGBTQ communities in metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Search a word or phrase to understand what it means.

LGBTQ+ terms and definitions are always evolving, changing, and often mean different things to different people. This glossary, collectively built and updated by staff of the LGBTQIA Resources Center at UC Davis, offers a good starting point for understanding terminology.