- Gay and Lesbian Studies A Research Guide Contents Introduction Using the Catalogs Basic Reference Volumes Directories and Indexes General Works Biography, Autobiography, and Memoirs History General Works Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Modern Literature Literary Criticism Anthologies Towards a Queer Aesthetic Individual Works of Fiction and Drama Legal, Social, and Behavioral Sciences AIDS ...www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/gay.html