Gender and Sexual Minorities in Appalachia

An intersectional and interdisciplinary study of Appalachian Studies, LGBT Studies, Sexuality Studies, Gender Studies, Feminist Studies, Southern Studies, American Studies, and Rural Studies.

Gender and Sexual Minorities in Appalachian History

 * Crossdressers in Civil-War Appalachia

LGBT Appalachia in Film

 * Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) - gay; Appalachian Columbus, Mississippi
 * The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) - transgender; Appalachian Tennessee
 * The Color Purple (1985) - lesbian; Appalachian Hartwell, Georgia
 * The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) - transgender; Appalachian Tennessee
 * Songcatcher (2000) - lesbian; Appalachian Brasstown, North Carolina
 * Southern Comfort (2001) - transgender; Appalachian Toccoa, Georgia
 * Soldier's Girl (2003) - transgender; Appalachian Tennessee
 * The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) - gay; Appalachian Georgia
 * Squidbillies (2005) - gay; Appalachian Dawsonville, Georgia
 * Talladega Nights (2006) - gay; Appalachian Talladega, Alabama
 * Brüno (2009) - gay; Appalachian Birmingham, Alabama

Appalachian Gender and Sexual Minorities Through Print Literature
Novels, memoirs, and poetry by or about gender and sexual minorities from or in Appalachia.