Sources of Information on Gay Lexington History and Geography

Black, Kate and Marc Rhorer. 1995. Out in the Mountains: Lesbians and Gay Men in Appalachia, Journal of the Appalachian Studies Association, v7.: This work by two University of Kentucky sociologists was the first to be presented at the Appalachian Studies conference on gay people. The article relates common themes among a dozen or so gay people who lived or live in Appalachia.
Browning, Frank. 1996. A Queer Geography: Journeys Toward a Sexual Self. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.
Denton, Sally. 1990. The Bluegrass Conspiracy. New York: Avon Books.
The University of Kentucky Special Collections' Gay and Lesbian Archives: This growing collection of posters, newsletters, brochures, and other materials offers researchers a glimpse into rarely saved gay materials.
GLSO News, Lexington, KY: Gay and Lesbian Services Organization.: This gay newsletter has been in existence since the early 1980s and has included a number of articles on local gay history. The newsletter itself is an excellent archival resource. A collection of this publication can be found in the University of Kentucky Periodicals.
Katz, Jonathan. 1978. Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. New York: Avon Books.
The Letter, Louisville, KY: The Letter.: This Kentucky gay paper has done several series on gay history in Lexington and Kentucky. A collection of this publication can be found in the University of Kentucky Periodicals.
Miller, Neil. 1989. In Search of Gay America: Women and Men in a Time of Change. New York: Harper and Row.
O'Banion, O. 1990. Means To The End. Somerset, KY: Two "O" Books.: This fictionalized account of a police officer in the Lexington of the 1950s and 1960s is poorly written but offers hints to gay life during the time. The book includes accounts of Rock Hudson's visits to Lexington.
Thompson, Buddy. 1983. Madam Belle Brezing. Lexington, KY: Buggy Whip Press.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1880. Report on the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes of the Population of the United States. Washington, DC: Census Office.
Vicini, Rena. 1994. Fatal Seductions.: This "scandal novel" recounts a 1986 murder involving a lesbian woman, drag queens, and the trial's notoriety.