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USE MEDIA AND AIDS
*JOURNALISTIC TREATMENT OF GAYS SN Refers to depiction of gay people in the popular press. For treatment of gay people in literature use LITERARY TREATMENT OF GAY PEOPLE. For material on gay people employed in journalism use GAYS IN JOURNALISM.
*JOURNALISTS - BIOGRAPHIES Order of subheadings confused.
*JOURNALS SN Refers to diaries esp. literary diaries.
Judges and gays USE LEGAL PROFESSION AND GAYS
JUVENILIA SN Refers to the works of authors when written as children. For use of the term see LITERATURE. The term by be used as a form subheading following the name of an author, as well as a subject heading.
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*LANGUAGE SN Use for discussion od semantics and terminology, including sexism and stigmatisation in language. RT GAY SLANG
*LATIN POETRY - COLLECTIONS
*LAVATORIES - DIRECTORIES - HUMOUR
*LAW (GEOG) SN Use for general treatments of the legal system of various countries, not specifically related to the legal situation of gay people. Specific laws should be entered under the subject with a qualifier e.g. CRIMINAL OFFENCES - NEW ZEALAND, since the main entries will have the form e.g. NEW ZEALAND. LAWS STATUTES ETC NT LAW - [PLACE] - HISTORY AND CRITICISM
*LAW AND MORALITY SN Refers to theoretical material on the role of the law in upholding moral ot ethical values.
*LAW AND RELIGION SN Refers to theoretical material on the relation of the law of states to the state religion, if any.
*LAWS - [PLACE]
Laws, AIDS-related USE AIDS - LAWS AND LEGISLATION or AIDS - LEGAL ASPECTS
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*LAWS AND LEGISLATION, ANTI-GAY (GEOG) (PERIOD) SN Refers to specifically anti-gay laws and proposed laws which discriminate against gay people, and to the amendment or repeal of laws which protect the rights of gays. For material on laws protecting gay rights use GAY RIGHTS LAWS AND LEGISLATION. For material dealing with the criminalisation of sexual activity use SEX LAWS and for repeal of criminal laws against homosexual activity use SEXUAL LAW REFORM. RT CENSORSHIP GAY RIGHTS LAWS AND LEGISLATION GAYS AND THE LAW NT CHILD CUSTODY IMMIGRATION LAWS
*LAWYERS, GAY
*LEATHER ACCESSORIES
*LEATHER CLOTHING
*LEATHERMEN SN Refers to gay men who adopt a lifestyle involving a leather fetish, typically to enhance their sense of masculinity or "butchness". RT CLONE CULTURE S & M BONDAGE
Legal system and gay people 1) For laws specifically protecting the human rights of gay people use GAY RIGHTS LAWS AND LEGISLATION. 2) For laws actively discriminating against gay people use LAWS AND LEGISLATION, ANTI-GAY. 3) For material on reform of laws against homosexual activity use SEXUAL LAW REFORM. 4) For material dealing with human rights of gay people in a general way use HUMAN RIGHTS q.v.
LEGENDS SN Refers to tales comng down from the past, especially those relating to actual events or persons, given a literary treatment, and the tale might not be verifiable. Collections of tales from a specific culture should be entered under e.g. LEGENDS, SCOTS or LEGENDS, JEWISH etc BT LITERATURE RT FABLES MYTHS
LESBIAN ... Note: In this thesaurus "Lesbian" is used as a qualifier for specifically lesbian materials (i.e. not mixed, lesbian and gay male materials.) "Gay", "Gays" or "Gay people" is used as a term to cover mixed materials, and "Gay Men" is used sometimes to indicate material relevant to gay men only. This procedure is not deliberately sexist, but is in part an economic convenience to avoid superfluous added entries and in part a recognition of the sometimes distinctive and sometimes united relevance of material to separate
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*LESBIAN ARCHIVES *LESBIAN ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES (GEOG) SN Use for specifically lesbian archives and libraries. For institutions with mixed lesbian and gay character use GAY ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES. BT GAY ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES GAY ORGANISATIONS ARCHIVES
*LESBIAN COMMUNITY (GEOG.) SN Use for material on lesbian communities in specific places. This term always has a geographical qualifier.
*LESBIAN CONFERENCES (GEOG) (PERIOD) SN Use for ephemera of, and reports on conferences, seminars and symposia organised by and for lesbians. RT GAY CONFERENCES GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT CONFERENCES ON HOMOSEXUALITY
*LESBIAN COUNCELLING (GEOG) SN Use for councelling specifically of lesbians. For mixed lesbian and gay counselling use GAY COUNSELLING (q.v.)
*LESBIAN COUPLES
*LESBIAN CULTURE (GEOG) SN Refers to theoretical material defining lesbian culture and a "lesbian approach" to the arts. For satirical work on lesbian cultures in general use LESBIAN SATIRE. For material on lesbian sensibility in the arts use standard subject headings for content and form, without marking the lesbian aspect. RT GAY CULTURE WOMENS CULTURE BT LESBIANISM
Lesbian feminism USE LESBIAN-FEMINISM
LESBIAN HUMOUR SN Use for humourous treatments of lesbian life and lifestyles. RT LESBIANS - SATIRE CARTOONS, LESBIAN GAY HUMOUR
*LESBIAN LIFESTYLES (GEOG) SN Use for materials specifically on lifestyles adopted by parts of the lesbian community, and also for comprehensive accounts of "women loving women" distinguished from "female homosexuality" in the sense of an unfortunate medical condition. For material on mixed lesbian and gay lifestyles use GAY LIFESTYLES. RT LESBIAN CULTURE LESBIANISM HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE
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NT MARRIED LESBIANS LESBIAN COUPLES BAR CULTURE AMAZON CULTURE LESBIAN SEPARATISM LESBIAN FEMINISM How useful are any (all?) of these, Sara?
Lesbian literature 1) For literary works (e.g. fiction, biography etc.) written by and about lesbians and reflecting a lesbian sensibility use standard subject and form headings for literary works. The lesbian aspect is indicated by the L prefix in the call number. 2) For material discussing the depiction of lesbians in literature use LITERARY TREATMENT OF LESBIANS. 3) For biographical material on several lesbian writers use use LESBIAN WRITERS -- BIOGRAPHY; similarly use LESBIAN WRITERS -- CRITICISM for critical works on lesbian literature. When possible however, use the name of the individual writer with -- BIOGRAPHY or -- CRITICISM appended. RT LESBIAN CULTURE LESBIAN HUMOUR LESBIAN SATIRE
*LESBIAN MOTHERS SN Use for material on lesbians with children and their parent child relationships and legal position. RT CHILD CUSTODY BT GAY PARENTS
*LESBIAN MOVEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
Lesbian musicians USE MUSICIANS, LESBIAN
*LESBIAN ORGANISATIONS SN Use for historical treatment of lesbian clubs and societies, treated generally. Use a more specific term, such as the name of the organisation, if possible. Use with sub-headings in the form e.g. LESBIAN ORGANISATIONS - DIRECTORIES
*LESBIAN PERIODICALS SN Use for bibliographies of and information about lesbian periodicals. This is NOT to be used as a form heading. For construction of other headings see under GAY PERIODICALS See under SERIALS for headings to be used in the subject cataloguing of periodicals and community newspapers. RT LESBIAN PRESS WOMENS PRESS GAY PRESS GAY PERIODICALS AND SMALL PRESS SERIALS
*LESBIAN PRESS SN For use of this heading follow guidelines under GAY PRESS.
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RT GAY PRESS WOMENS PRESS LESBIAN PERIODICALS LESBIAN PRESSES SERIALS
*LESBIAN PRESSES
LESBIAN SEPARATISM SN Use for material on lesbians who dissociate themselves from other mass movements, especiially from the womens, feminist, and gay men's movements. RT LESBIAN FEMINISM
*LESBIAN-FEMINISM SN RT FEMINISM LESBIANS AND THE GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT LESBIANS AND THE WOMENS MOVEMENT LESBIAN SEPARATISM
*LESBIANISM SN "Material dealing with a wide range of aspects of female homosexuality and written for a general audience. Use a more specific heading if possible." SARA - Can we possible use "Lesbianism" as a subject heading for the movement, instead of as an equivalent to "Homosexuality, Female" in the sense of a mythical diagnostic catagoty, using "Lesbian Lifestyles" as a comprehensive term for realistic material about lesbians, as I have suggested we use "Homosexuality" and "Gay Lifestyles" respectively as a diagnostic category for gay men? RT HOMOSEXUALITY LESBIAN LIFESTYLES HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE
LESBIANS - SATIRE SN Use for parody and satirical portrayals of lesbian stereotypes, lifestyles and culture. RT LESBIAN HUMOUR CARTOONS, LESBIAN GAY MEN - SATIRE
*LESBIANS (GEOG.) SN Use for collected biographical material on lesbians in particular places.
LESBIANS AND THE GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT SN Refers to material on lesbian participation in and criticism of the gay liberation movement. RT GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT LESBIAN FEMINISM LESBIAN SEPARATISM
LESBIANS AND THE WOMENS MOVEMENT SN Refers to material on lesbian participation in and
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