This guide is intended for students and researchers at the University of Oxford studying the rights, legal status, and laws relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) individuals, although students and researchers from any field may find it useful.
Use this guide to find out about sources and commentary for LGBTI law and queer legal theory, including ebooks, ejournals, and databases.
Among the online resources available to holders of an Oxford SSO are:
Constitutional Courts, Gay Rights and Sexual Orientation Equality by 
The Oxford Handbook of Law and Humanities by 
Sexuality and Transsexuality under the European Convention on Human Rights by 
The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law by
This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. For more information, please read the site FAQs.
Online resources available to anyone with access to the internet
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Finding your way around the Law Bod.
You are always very welcome to ask librarians for directions once you are here - we are larger than we look, with an open shelf collection spreading over 4 floors.
If you are looking for books on the applicable law in England & Wales, these will be on Level 2 (the entrance level). A good starting point might be be Halsbury's Laws. This is the authoritative encyclopaedia of law in England and Wales, and among its many volumes are:
| Discrimination | 13 |
| Employment | 39 |
| Immigration and asylum | 57 |
| Marriage and civil partnership | 72, 73 |
The main subject volumes will give you a concise overview of the law, while the footnotes will direct you to the most important cases, legislation and commentary in that area. The print volumes are at KZ 1 on Level 2. Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for any new developments in the law since the volume was printed Holders of an Oxford SSO can access Halsbury's Laws electronically via LexisLibrary.
For more guidance, please visit the Books page in this guide.
