Welcome

Executive Director, Institute for Health & Sport Prof Alex Parker is the Executive Sponsor of the Pride Network and is a strong advocate towards LGBTIQA+ inclusion at Victoria University. For further information about the Pride Network, please email  pridenetwork@vu.edu.au .

Students are invited to get in touch with  VUSU's LGBTIQA+ Officers .

IDAHOBIT DAY

🌈 Celebrate IDAHOBIT 2025 with Us! 🌈
On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia, come explore what inclusion and belonging really mean for our VU LGBTIQA+ community.

📚 Check out our vibrant display of books, stories, and resources—online and at the Library, Level 2, Building P—that spotlight queer voices and lived experiences. Whether you're learning, teaching, or just curious, there’s something here for you.

🎉 Don't miss our Opening Event & Launch!
Guest speakers, inspiring conversations, fun events and more—stay tuned for all the details!

🗓️ Book display starts 20th May
✨ Borrow any title through the Hold system—just ask at the Desk!

Let’s build a more inclusive campus together. 💖

Search strategies for LGBTIQ+ Research

• Think carefully about your keywords including synonyms as well as broader and narrower terms:
  • Take a look at the advice for Subject searching on the Books page of this guide, as well as the Glossary
  • Find out more about keywords on the Finding Resources library guide
  • Continue to update your keywords list with those used by authors in the most useful resources you find
• Once you have collated your keywords, use AND, OR and NOT, as well as truncation and wildcards to build robust search strategies:
  • Use the Planning Your Search and Database Search Tips resources (from the Finding Resources guide) to learn how to build successful searches
• There are a broad range of academic resources that will be relevant to LGBTIQ+ research - think outside the box!
  • For example, if you are interested in the financial circumstances of young LGBTIQ+ people consider using Business and Economics databases as well as Social Science and Humanities databases
• There have been significant historical changes in the language and the expression of ideas relating to LGBTIQ+ people and their experiences. This evolution continues today. Be mindful that these changes in language will be reflected in the research literature:
  • Please be aware that historical terms and ideas about LQBTIQ+ people and issues may be outdated and considered inappropriate to our modern values, but will still persist in older academic resources. Please practice self-care while engaging in research that might involve difficult topics or language.

Other useful Guides