glbtq.com

glbtq.com (also known as the glbtq Encyclopedia Project) was an online encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) culture. It was named one of the "Best Free Reference Web Sites" in 2005 by the American Library Association.[2]

The website was launched in 2003 and regularly updated until its closure in 2015.[3] Before its closure, the encyclopedia contained more than 2.2 million words—including overviews and surveys—covering almost 2,000 entries.[4] The entries are categorized into three departments: Arts, Literature, and History and Social Sciences. The site also included a discussion board and a special features section that presents interviews, slideshows, and spotlights. When the site was active, a newsletter was issued on the 1st and 15th of each month calling attention to new entries and spotlighting a particular group of entries.

The publisher of glbtq.com was Andrew "Wik" Wikholm, its general editor was Claude J. Summers, and Linda Rapp served as assistant to the editor.[3]

All entries in the encyclopedia were had bylines and references. Over the projects life, more than 350 people contributed to the encyclopedia, including Tee Corinne (photographer and visual artist), Shaun Cole (curator at London's Victoria and Albert Museum), William Hood (professor of art at Oberlin College), Karla Jay (director of Women's Studies at Pace University), Stephen O. Murray (writer), and Jim Provenzano (writer).

The website closed on August 1, 2015 because of the collapse of the online advertising business model that had supported it. However, its contents have been archived at glbtqarchive.com.[3]