“Labor of informational democracy”
, 109
Lambda Literary Awards
, 161
Language
, 51
in cataloging
, 186
of human sexuality
, 16–18
LBTQ+ inclusive curricula
, 97
Leeds Beckett University Library
, 278
Legacy Project
, 9, 90, 91
actions leading to LGBTQ+ curriculum
, 107–108
database arising from longstanding community
, 95–97
education initiative
, 93–94, 101–102
GSAs and LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools
, 97–99
ISSA, umbrella organization for school GSAs
, 94
Legacy Project Education Initiative Report
, 101–102
Legacy Wall, temporary exhibition in academic library
, 105–106
LGBTQ+ history elective
, 106–107
LIS critical theory
, 108–112
methodology
, 92
order of events leading to decision to build LG BTQ+ elective
, 92
strategies for student empowerment kit
, 104–105
teachers and LGBTQ+ curriculum
, 99–100
traveling temporary exhibit
, 94–95
Youth Summit at Chicago State University’s Academic Library (2015)
, 102–104
Legacy Walk
, 91, 93–94, 105–106
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)
advocacy organization
, 276
Foundation
, 277
History | Digital Collaboratory
, 61
History Archives
, 186
History Month
, 60
Portal organizers
, 119
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)
, 168
Center of Durham
, 230
LGBTQ-review devoted blogs
, 186
LGBTQ/LGBTQ+
, 52
Librarianship
, 13
youth
, 178, 180, 186
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+)
, 16, 33, 36, 50, 66, 90, 153, 226, 273
activism
, 36–37
characters
, 226
community
, 67, 78, 80–81
content inclusion
, 104–105
Context
, 275–277
Employee Alliance at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine
, 69
high school history elective
, 90
inclusion
, 97–99, 104
individuals
, 3–13, 67
outreach work
, 82–83
participatory engagement and LGBTQ+ users inclusion
, 37
patrons
, 55–58, 236
rights and social justice
, 54
sexuality
, 21
“study day”
, 274
subgroups
, 80–81
Workers’ Voices
, 282–283
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Allies and Pansexual (LGBTQ+QQIAAP)
, 101
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, two spirit (LGBTQQIAP2S)
, 52
LGBTQ Health Sciences Librarians Special Interest Group (LGBTQ SIG)
, 68
LGBTQ+ Classification System
call for action
, 236–238
methodology
, 227–228, 229
weaving community into library
, 228, 230–236
LGBTQ+ curriculum
, 99–100
actions leading to
, 107–108
effort
, 108–112
LGBTQ+ health
, 77
in context
, 67
information
, 71–72
librarian advocacy
, 78–83, 81
library outreach
, 81
professionals and consumers
, 78
LGBTQ+ health librarian advocacy
, 78
acceptance in profession of need for LGBTQ+ outreach work
, 82–83
encouragement of projects between organizations
, 82
formalizing assessment of interventions and expanding evidence base
, 80
projects initiated by individual librarians
, 78–79
projects receiving institutional support and experienced barriers
, 79–80
strategic action plan for LGBTQ+ health library outreach
, 81
targeting for higher impact of projects
, 82
targeting LGBTQ+ subgroups
, 80–81
LGBTQ+ history
elective
, 92, 106–107
in school curriculum
, 99, 102
LGBTQ+ information
critical theory
, 30–31
feminism and women’s studies
, 28–30
gender construction
, 27–28
implications for LIS professions
, 33–37
intersectionality
, 32–33
language of human sexuality
, 16–18
“othering” of human sexuality
, 26–27
“otherness” of difference
, 24–26
queer theory and modern LGBTQ+ studies
, 31–32
theoretical perspectives of human sexuality
, 18–24
theories and concepts
, 24
LGBTQ+ librarianship
, 7, 11, 16, 126, 230
building collection
, 264
librarians
, 120–123, 128–132
creation and management of
, 262
engaging with local LGBTQ+ community
, 263–264
reach out and making community
, 265
and Archives
, 61
Users’ Voices
, 284
LGBTQ+ terminology
exploring support for LGBTQ+ patrons through library-based scenarios
, 55
selective glossary of LGBTQ+ terms
, 50–55
US LGBTQ+ web resources for librarians to LGBTQ+ allies
, 58–61
LGBTQ+ Wikipedia engagement
, 116
advocate for global
, 132
challenges in stimulating global
, 123–128
communication issues
, 128
digital divide
, 125–126
gender, race, class, and national disparities in
, 127
history of global
, 118–119
internet surveillance and filtering
, 127
invisibility of librarians in Wikimedia initiatives and publications
, 127–128
methodology
, 117–118
safety
, 126–127
sustainability
, 128
LGBTQ+ youth
, 198
action steps
, 215–219
attitude and welcoming
, 207–210
building relationships
, 210–212
contemporary issues and concerns
, 198–200
data and data analysis
, 202
experiencing homelessness
, 200, 215
findings
, 202–212
framing
, 198–199
invisibility
, 199–200
location
, 200–201
methods
, 200–202
needs
, 200
participants and recruitment
, 201–202
perceptions of safety
, 203–204
public conduct policies
, 204–207
Librarian(s),
attitudes toward youth
, 207–208
involvement in global LGBTQ+ Wikipedia engagement
, 120–123
larger initiative by librarian’s parent organization
, 78–79
participating in public health initiatives
, 73–74
partnering with clinics and healthcare professionals
, 71–73
perceptions of public conduct policies
, 204–206
perceptions of safety
, 203
promoting health information at pride and community events
, 69–71
regional medical librarians/NNLM outreach to
, 74–77
short-term goals
, 130–132
views of building relationships
, 210–211
YA
, 151–152
Libraries,
in Catalonia
, 249–251
communications
, 155
examples
, 218–219
laptop
, 219
in LGBTQ+ Communities
, 126
library-hosted edit-a-thons and workshops
, 121
library–action edition
, 236–238
rules, policies, and procedures
, 214, 217
self-perception of neutrality
, 284–285
spaces
, 226
staff
, 185
tours
, 219
in UK
, 277–281
webpage
, 162
work
, 128–129
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
, 68
Library and information science (LIS)
, 4–5, 7–8, 12–13, 16, 92, 227
critical theory
, 108–112
growth of diversified LGBTQ+ knowledge base and experiences
, 35
holistic LGBTQ+ information representations
, 35–36
implications for
, 33
integrative interdisciplinary LGBTQ+ information model
, 33–35
LGBTQ+ activism
, 36–37
participatory engagement and inclusion of LGBTQ+ users
, 37
perspective of human sexuality
, 23
Library Bill of Rights
, 23
Library Executive Committee
, 231, 233
Library Map of the World
, 125
Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
, 232
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH)
, 237
Library Resources and Services for Bisexuals
, 144
Library-based scenarios
exploring support for LGBTQ+ patrons through
, 55
scenario exercise instructions
, 55–57
steps to organizational allyship to LGBTQ+ patrons and communities
, 58
steps to personal allyship to LGBTQ+ individuals
, 57
London School of Economics
, 279
Los Angeles Public Library
, 126
Lyon High School’s LGBTQ+ history elective
, 102–104
Target audiences and activities
, 161–162
TheBibliography:TinyCat
, 160
Tom of Finland Foundation Library of Los Angeles
, 121, 134n10
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services
, 279
Traditional academic resources
, 92
Training for library staff
, 216, 219
Trans advocacy organizations
, 188
Trans and gender non-conforming youth
, 168–169
aligning with trans resistance as political project
, 190–191
chance, encounter, and violence
, 177–178
information needs and behaviors
, 174–177
information online
, 180–183
information production
, 178–180
methodology
, 170–171
power
, 171–173
principled action
, 185–189
violence
, 172
visibility and
, 183–185
Trans Assistance Project
, 175, 188
Trans authors and libraries in Catalonia
, 256–258
Trans community
, 247–248, 262
“Trans Identities and Gender” project
, 11, 244, 251
creation and management of LGBTQ+ librarianship project
, 262–265
geographical, cultural, and social contexts
, 245–247
libraries in Catalonia
, 249–251
methodology
, 251–256
needs and weaknesses of
, 259–261
synergies between producers and cultural managers, community and population
, 261–262
theoretical intersections
, 247–249
trans authors and libraries in Catalonia
, 256–258
Trans Living Library activity
, 259
Trans resistance as political project, aligning with
, 190–191
Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER)
, 59–60, 187
Trans studies theorists
, 177–178
Trans women, power and ability of
, 181
Transformative intellectuals
, 110–111
Transgender
, 52, 170, 252
community
, 73
individuals
, 67
people
, 153, 226
Transgender Law Center
, 60
Transgender Studies Reader (Stryker)
, 170
Transgendered/Tranny/A transgender
, 55
Transitional aged youth
, 201
Transito (graphic novel)
, 256
Transnational feminism
, 29–30
Transsexual Collective of Catalonia (CTC)
, 246
Traveling temporary exhibit
, 94–95