Explores issues of access to gay and lesbian literature in all types of libraries. Author, subject, and publisher indices augment this bibliography, which contains paragraph-long summaries of each book. Two hundred seventy-five gay men and lesbians are covered in signed essays. Bibliographical references are included. Indexes include nationality, occupation, and subject.
Coverage is all time periods and all over the world.
At the end of each essay is a bibliography of works by the writer and studies of the writer and her works. Short 2-4 page essays cover each of the people in this book. Focus is on Europeans and Americans. Short entries on many topics related to the gay and lesbian experience in the second half of the 20 th century in the Western world. A chronology and index round out the book.