June - LGBTQ Pride Month - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Monthly Observations - Central Louisiana Technical Community College Library at Central Louisiana Technical College

About the LGBT Pride Month eBook Display

About the LGBTQ Pride Month eBook Display

The CLTCC Library in conjunction with the CLTCC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce invites you to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month through a curated virtual display of ebooks written by LGBTQ writers and/or about the LGBTQ experience.

About LGBTQ Pride Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and works to achieve equal justice, acceptance, and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning Americans.

About the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion eBook Collection

According to LOUIS Libraries, "This perpetual access custom collection of eBooks was created by the Electronic Resources Working Group in conjunction with EBSCO for LOUIS member institutions. This collection enhances the representation of diverse cultures and viewpoints in library collections including Black Americans, LGBTQIA+, religious minorities, Indigenous peoples, Asian Americans, women, and more."

Below is a selection of materials that we've curated to help you learn more about the Black experience in America.

To access the eBooks:

On the "Catalog" tab type your search term(s) in the search bar
Click "Search" or hit "Enter"
When prompted, enter your LoLA username and password
On the left hand side, scroll down, and select "eBooks"
To read an ebook, click on either PDF Full Text or EPUB Full Text

If you cannot remember your LoLA username and password, you can reset it by following the steps on the LoLA homepage.

Recommended eBooks

Library Databases

Academic Search™ Complete
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Academic Search™ Complete (EBSCOhost®) - Multi-disciplinary (social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more disciplines) full text database of scholarly and peer-reviewed publications.
Biography in Context
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Virtually every course of study — from history to science to literature — is ultimately tied to the study of people. Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with 600,000+ biographical entries — on more than 528,000 individuals — spanning history and geography. Just like all the new revolutionary Gale In Context products, it’s a curriculum-aligned resource that offers media-rich content in context that's updated daily to meet the needs of today’s user. In it you'll find: Biographies from award-winning Gale reference, Multi-media content like videos, images, magazines and newspapers, Current historical information, and Topic pages covering the highest-interest features.
CQ Researcher
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CQ Press Library - the place to search or browse resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Custom Perpetual Access Collection 2021 - eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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This custom collection of eBooks was created by EBSCO for LOUIS with the directive to enhance the representation of diverse cultures and viewpoints in library collections.
History Reference Center®
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History Reference Center® (EBSCOhost®) - The world's most comprehensive full text history reference database, including historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps and videos.

Additional Resources

Family Equality
Family Equality’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
History.com: Pride, Explore the history of the LGBTQ movement in America
Explore the history of the LGBTQ movement in America.
PBS: Pride Month
Pride related documentaries from PBS.
United States Courts: Pride Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month, popularly known as Pride Month, is celebrated in June. The federal courts join in celebrating the community’s contributions in the Judiciary.
United States Census: LBBTQIA+ Pride Month: June 2023
Statistics regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) in America.
Youth.gov: June is LGBT Pride Month
youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news.