LibGuides: LGBTQ Lowcountry Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon : Resources for Research

Databases

Post and Courier Collection with Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Coverage for the Post and Courier: 1994 to present from NewsBank's Access World News. **Requires CofC Login**
State (Columbia, SC) This link opens in a new window
Coverage for The State (Columbia, SC): 1987-present from NewsBank's Access World News. **Requires CofC Login**
South Carolina State Documents Depository This link opens in a new window
The South Carolina State Documents Depository provides access to publications produced by state agencies and state-supported academic institutions
LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new window
Provides scholarly and popular LGBT publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, and newspapers. It also includes a specialized LGBT thesaurus containing thousands of terms. Local LGBTQ people and organizations were occasionally covered in national publications like the Advocate, included in this database.

Q-Notes Charlotte
This link takes you to digitized copies of the Charlotte LGBTQ newspaper Q-notes from 1983-2016. The newspaper is still printing as qnotes, and they describe themselves as the largest and most trusted source of news, politics, opinion, entertainment, art, lifestyle, community events and more for LGBT North Carolinians and South Carolinians.
LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History
This study is a publication of the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service and was funded by the Gill Foundation. Experts in LGBTQ Studies wrote and peer-edited each chapter. It is a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind project to explore how the legacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals can be recognized, preserved and interpreted for future generations.
Charleston City Paper
As an independent weekly newspaper, it often covered more LGBTQ topics than the Post & Courier. No limit on the number of articles to read online.
Lowcountry Digital Library
The Lowcountry Digital Library (LCDL) produces digital collections and projects that support research about the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and historically interconnected sites in the Atlantic World.
The Real Rainbow Row
Online walking tour of historical LGBTQ sites in Charleston
Beau Magazine
Overview of general Charleston LGBTQ history