Gale Launches Second Installment of the Archives of Sexuality and Gender Series

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, a Cengage company and leading provider of library resources, has released the second part of the award-winning LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 collection, which documents a broad range of LGBTQ experiences and the fight for equal rights.

"Gale is committed to meeting the growing demand for diverse and timely content, like this new installment of the Archives of Sexuality & Gender series, which we are pleased to release during Pride Month," said Paul Gazzolo, senior vice president and general manager for Gale. "Students, educators, and researchers can explore a vast array of materials and uncover important connections across the development of LGBTQ culture and activism, linking history to the issues facing us today."

LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II complements and broadens the depth of content provided by the first installment in the series, and provides significant historical context for understanding the lasting impact and influence of the LGBTQ movement. More than 1.4 million pages of content from newsletters, periodicals, photographs, personal papers, manuscripts, pamphlets, and other types of primary sources, highlights underrepresented and often-excluded groups within the LGBTQ community.

LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 collection is part of the Archives of Sexuality & Gender series, the largest digital archive of unique and rare primary source content on gender, sexuality and identity. The archive is digitally optimized for researchers and offers insight into topics surrounding history, psychology, sociology, LBGT and queer studies, women's and gender studies, political science, and American and British studies. The third installment is in the planning stages with the product's advisory board.

For more information on Gale's Archives of Sexuality & Gender, please visit http://www.gale.com/primary-sources/archives-of-sexuality-and-gender

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About Cengage and Gale
Cengage is the education and technology company built for learners. The company serves the higher education, K-12, professional, library and workforce training markets worldwide. Gale, a Cengage company, provides libraries with original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools and technology that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries. For more than 60 years, Gale has partnered with libraries around the world to empower the discovery of knowledge and insights – where, when, and how people need it. Gale has 500 employees globally with its main operations in Farmington Hills, Michigan. For more information, please visit www.gale.com.

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