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Shelf Guide

Orientation Sections:
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender
Queer


Topical Sections:
The Arts
Biographies, Memoirs
Coming Out/Self-Awareness
Health
History/Documentary
Periodicals
Religion-related
Sociology
Label Category description
Lesbian Fiction is labeled with Lime Green labels on the binding. It is sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "LF" (lesbian fiction) and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Gay Fiction is labeled with Yellow labels on the binding. It is sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "GF" (gay fiction) and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Queer Fiction is labeled with split Yellow/Lime Green labels on the binding. (Queer fiction is any fiction which is not exclusively Lesbian, or exclusively Gay: thus, for example, bisexual, transgender, or a combination of lesbian and gay.) It is sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "QF" (queer fiction) and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Art works are labeled with Dark Green labels on the binding. They are sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "Art" and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Biography/ Memoir works are labeled with Orange Glow labels on the binding. They are sorted on the shelves by the Subject's last name (NOT author's last name), with the code "Bio" and the first letter of the subject's last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Health works are labeled with Red labels on the binding. They are sorted on the shelves by broad health category: for example, HIV, Self-Awareness, etc; or in a general reference grouping, within any grouping by author. The code "Hea" and some indication of health category or first initial of author's last name, will be written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
History/Documentary works are labeled with Light Blue labels on the binding. (See also Socioliogy for more analytical and less historical/ documentary treatment on issues.) They are sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "Hist" and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.
Sociology works are labeled with Black labels on the binding. This category includes gay and lesbian relationships, social analysis and studies, alternative sexual preferences in the military, homophobia, etc. (See also "Self Awareness" under Health. See also History/Docum for more historical/ documentary treatments than the analytical and social studies maintained here.) This category is sorted on the shelves by Author's last name, with the code "Soc" and the first letter of the last name written on the label to aid in sorting and location.

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