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LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments

ISBN: 978-1-78756-474-9, eISBN: 978-1-78756-473-2

ISSN: 0065-2830

Publication date: 1 May 2019

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(2019), "Index", Mehra, B. (Ed.) LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 45), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 293-305. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020190000045003

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” with numbers indicate notes.

#bibooks on Instagram
, 162

#GirlsLikeUs
, 181

#Stillbisexual Video Discussion Group
, 154

#TransBookDrive
, 181

@wikilgbt
, 123

ACATHI association
, 254

Action Planning Tool
, 218, 221

Adultism
, 173

Advocacy
, 7, 58–59

community
, 7

organizations
, 146

Affirmation of identities
, 184

AfroCROWD
, 123, 133n8

Agender
, 51, 252

ALIA Health Libraries Australia
, 68

All Genders Bathrooms
, 216

Ally
, 54

Amazon-owned Goodreads
, 186

American Library Association (ALA)
, 61, 77, 227

American Psychological Association
, 18

Anglo-Saxon medical pathologization
, 248

Anthropological perspective of human sexuality
, 20–21

Anti-LGBTQ+ bias
, 54

Antibias program
, 150

Antinous bookshop
, 251

Anxieties
, 249

Aromantic orientation
, 53

Art and writing
, 216

Art Libraries Society of North America
, 121

Art+Feminism movement
, 122

Asexual communities
, 51

Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
, 59

Association for Library and Information Science Education (2017)
, 93–94

Atmosphere at Agency drop-in center
, 208–209

Attitudes
, 202, 207–210, 213–214

Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
, 68

Banking crisis
, 274

Behaviors
, 174–177

“Behind-the-scenes” activities
, 127–128

Benign ignorance
, 214

“Bi erasure”
, 144, 150, 153


Bi/Pan

adults
, 152–153

dates of interest
, 154

individuals
, 146

Youth and YAs
, 151

Big Gay Out
, 70

Bill of Rights
, 33

Biological perspective of human sexuality
, 19

Biopolitics
, 254

Biopower
, 254

Biphobia
, 153

Bisexual Books
, 161

Bisexual Resource Center
, 154

Bisexual(s)
, 50, 53, 144

action plan
, 148–149

activists and organizations
, 145

adults
, 153–154

awareness
, 101, 160

bisexual+community
, 144–145, 153

methodology
, 145–146

patrons
, 146–147

serving adults
, 152–155

serving children and parents
, 147–151

serving youth and YAs
, 151–152

strategic plan celebration
, 161–165

teenage girls report
, 151

welcoming environment at library
, 155–156

youth
, 151

“Bisexual+”
, 156n1

British Library
, 279

British Museum
, 120

Call for action
, 236

recognizing limitations
, 236

weaving community into library–action edition
, 236–238

Campus Pride Index
, 60

Canadian Health Libraries Association
, 68

Carillion
, 274

Catalonia

libraries in
, 249–251, 256–258

trans authors in
, 256–258

Censorship
, 150

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
, 67

Charity and Sylvia
, 4

Child development and identity formation perspective
, 20

Cisgender
, 218n2

Cisgenderism
, 172–173

Cisnormative
, 218n3

Cissexism
, 54

Classification codes
, 237n2

Community
, 128

community-based organizations
, 66

community-generated database
, 96–97

community-generated information
, 108–109

engagement
, 7, 90

outreach to community health fairs
, 154

partnerships
, 218, 236

Computer Assisted Textual Markup and Analysis (CATMA)
, 228, 229

Consumer health information
, 66

Critical cross-disciplinary approach
, 168–169

“Critical empathy and respect” ideological approach
, 185

Critical literacy support
, 187

Critical pedagogy
, 30

Critical theory
, 30–31

Cross-dressers
, 252

Cultura Trans
, 248, 261

Cultural heritage institutions
, 120

Department of Education
, 276

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
, 232

Diffusion of Innovations Theory
, 68, 78

Digital divide
, 125–126

Digital Transgender Archive
, 186

Disclosure
, 183

Diversified LGBTQ+ knowledge base growth and experiences
, 35

Diversity-minded employers
, 79

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
, 154

“Double Closet”
, 153–154

Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (DCVB)
, 230

Dutch IHLIA LGBT Heritage library and archive
, 125

Economic crisis (2008)
, 244

Education Initiative
, 91, 93, 98

Legacy Project
, 93–94

Education resources
, 215

Educators
, 90

Employment resources
, 215

Ending HIV
, 70

Equal Access Act (EAA)
, 98

Equality Act (2010)
, 275

Equality Clinic project in Augusta
, 73

Equality Maps
, 60

Ethics and Infinity
, 24

Ethnicity
, 96–97

European Association for Health Information and Libraries
, 68

Exeter Library
, 278

Facebook
, 253

Family ties
, 151


Female masculinity (Halberstam)
, 261

Feminism
, 28–30

Feminist pedagogy
, 30

Feminist sexuality
, 30

Florida International University (FIU)
, 73

Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Medical Library
, 74

Fluidity
, 53, 145

Fomento de Estudios Sociales y Sociología Aplicada (FOESSA)
, 244

Food insecurity
, 199

Food/hygiene
, 219

Framing
, 198–199

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
, 102–103

Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums-Wiki Initiative (GLAM-Wiki Initiative)
, 120–121

Garcetti v. Ceballos
, 100

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
, 59

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT)
, 94

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
, 75

Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO)
, 238

Gay–straight alliances (GSAs)
, 92, 187

group at Shimna Integrated College
, 276

Gay(s)
, 53, 153

gene
, 19

lifestyle
, 54

narratives of Gay rights
, 170

Gender
, 51

binary
, 51

construction
, 27–28

expansive
, 51

expression
, 51

gender-affirming surgery
, 51

gender-neutral pronouns
, 52

gendered construction of space
, 176

identity
, 51

inequality
, 30

in LGBTQ+ Wikipedia engagement
, 127

neutral
, 51

pronoun
, 52

queer
, 252

roles
, 52

and sexuality
, 23, 28

spectrum
, 52

Unicorn
, 160

variant
, 252

Gender trouble (Butler)
, 261

Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
, 97–99, 155

Genetic code
, 20


“Global South, The”
, 126

Grounded theory
, 68, 202

Guardian, The
, 276

Guerrilla Travolaka
, 246

Health

disparities
, 153

information resources
, 216

librarian LGBTQ+ outreach projects
, 80

Health sciences librarians in field

adoption of LGBTQ+ health librarian advocacy
, 78–83

case study interview questions
, 83–84

LGBTQ+ health in context
, 67

librarians participating in public health initiatives
, 73–74

librarians partnering with clinics and healthcare professionals
, 71–73

librarians promoting health information at pride and community events
, 69–71

methodology
, 68

professional information organizations advocating for LGBTQ+ health
, 77

regional medical librarians/NNLM outreach
, 74–77

themes from case study analysis
, 68

Healthcare

organizations
, 66

professionals
, 71–73

providers
, 69, 72

regional medical librarians/NNLM outreach to healthcare professionals
, 74–77

Healthy People
, 75

Hepatitis C
, 67

Hermaphrodite
, 54

Heteronormativity
, 27, 54

Heterosexism/heterosexuals
, 4, 7, 54, 153

HIV/AIDS
, 70

criminalization
, 101

infection
, 67, 73

information resources
, 133n7

Homophobia
, 54

Homosexuality
, 28

Homosexuals
, 18, 32, 54

“Hostile gaze”
, 183

House Bill 2 (HB2)
, 77

Housing resources
, 216

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
, 59, 70, 101, 146, 151

Human sexuality

language
, 16–18

“othering” of
, 26–27

theoretical perspectives
, 18–24

Humanistic perspective of human sexuality
, 22–23

Hyper-vigilance
, 216

Identity
, 18

politics
, 245, 248

Ideological framework
, 188

Illinois Safe School Alliance (ISSA)
, 94, 98

Information

advocacy
, 36

barriers
, 175

information-seeking behaviors
, 232

information-sharing networks
, 181

literacy and social power
, 109

literacy barriers
, 186

literacy-fluency-advocacy
, 12

needs
, 174–177

online
, 180–183

production
, 178–180

professional
, 236

Inner Temple Library
, 279

Integrative interdisciplinary LGBTQ+ information model
, 33–35

InterACT, Advocates for Intersex Youth
, 59

Interdisciplinary

connections
, 16, 33

convergences of information studies
, 6

Internalized homo/trans/bi/ace-phobia
, 54

International Association of School Librarianship Conference (2017)
, 93–94

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT)
, 279

International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality
, 145

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association
, 126

Internet
, 244

access
, 180

surveillance and filtering
, 127

Intersectional library programs
, 162

Intersectional Wikipedia initiatives
, 122

Intersectionality
, 32–33, 54

Intersexuality
, 52, 260

Invisibility
, 199–200

of librarians in Wikimedia initiatives and publications
, 127–128

ISSUU platform
, 253, 260

Kin selection evolutionary model
, 21

Kinsey Scale
, 20

Ku Klux Klan group
, 29

“Labor of informational democracy”
, 109

Lambda Legal
, 60

Lambda Literary Awards
, 161

Language
, 51

in cataloging
, 186

of human sexuality
, 16–18

LBTQ+ inclusive curricula
, 97

Leeds Beckett University Library
, 278

Legacy Database
, 91

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

Legal resources
, 215

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

LibGuide
, 186

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

Librarianship
, 66

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

LibraryThing
, 231

Line-by-line coding
, 202

Living library
, 254–255

London School of Economics
, 279

Los Angeles Public Library
, 126

Lyon High School’s LGBTQ+ history elective
, 102–104

Mainstream portrayals
, 177–178

Mainstreaming
, 285–287

Male chauvinism
, 28

Map
, 217

Marketing
, 217

Materials resources
, 178

Matrixial trans-subjectivity
, 28

Media
, 174

attention
, 22

Medical Library Association (MLA)
, 68, 77

Medical research
, 66

Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
, 94

Men who have sex with men (MSM)
, 21, 67

Mental distress
, 153

Mental health
, 67

services
, 203

Military Partners and Family Coalition (MPFC)
, 76

Minneapolis Central Library’s Wiki Loves Pride events
, 122

Misgender
, 52

Missionary sexuality
, 29

Modern LGBTQ+ studies
, 31–32

Moral Majority group
, 29

Movement Advancement Project (MAP)
, 60, 144, 146

Multidimensional conceptualizations
, 32

Narratives

of “gay rights”
, 170

of progress
, 172

of trans failure
, 177–178

National Association for Multicultural Education
, 104–105

in Cleveland (2016)

conferences (2013
, 93–94, 2014, 2016)

National Center for Gender Equality
, 175

National Center for Lesbian Rights
, 60

National Center for Transgender Rights
, 58–59

National Conference on LGBT Equality 26th (2014)
, 93–94

National disparities in LGBTQ+ Wikipedia engagement
, 127

National LGBT

Health Education Center
, 61

Taskforce
, 59

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
, 74–75

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic region (NNLM/SEA region)
, 72

Neoliberal rationality
, 248

Neoliberalism
, 248–249

Neutrality, libraries’ self-perception of
, 284–285

New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF)
, 70

“No Promo Homo” laws
, 101

Non-binary gender
, 252

“Non-conforming” behaviors
, 7

Non-heterosexual

individuals
, 21

reality
, 7

“NosAltres Setmana LGBTQ+”
, 259

Notability in Wikipedia
, 132

Nottingham Trent University Library
, 278–279

Nouvelle (Platero)
, 248

OCLC
, 123

“Off shelf” format
, 254

Offer space
, 216

Online #1lib1ref campaign
, 121

Online resources for LGBTQ youth
, 187

Open Access Week
, 121

Orientalism
, 26

“Othering” of human sexuality
, 26–27

“Otherness” of difference
, 24–26

“Out-of-the-box” collaborations
, 5

Outreach, library
, 66, 234

Over the Rainbow Books
, 61

Pansexual
, 53, 144

adults
, 153–154

action plan
, 148–149

awareness
, 101, 160

methodology
, 145–146

organization
, 145

patrons
, 146–147

serving adults
, 152–155

serving children and parents
, 147–151

serving youth and YAs
, 151–152

welcoming environment at library
, 155–156

Participatory engagement and LGBTQ+ users inclusion
, 37

Partner

with other community organizations
, 218

with youth-serving agencies
, 217–218

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
, 81

working with
, 155

People of color (POC)
, 230

Person experiencing homelessness
, 198

Perspectives Trans Critiques
, 261

PHARMAC (New Zealand governmental agency)
, 70

Photovoice project
, 180

Physiological perspective of human sexuality
, 19–20

Pickering v. Board of Education
, 100

Pinkwashing
, 21

Plurisexuals
, 144–145

Political Science Library
, 279

Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Frye)
, 28

Pop-up Libraries
, 161

Post-structuralist critical theory
, 31

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
, 67

Pressure youth
, 184

Pride event
, 69–70, 75–76

Professional information organizations advocating for LGBTQ+ health
, 77

Progressive LGBTQ neighborhoods
, 176

Pronouns
, 52

Psycho-medical approach
, 170–171

Psychoanalysis
, 27

feminist theory of
, 28

Puberty
, 151

Public conduct policies
, 204–207, 217

Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act
, 77

Public health
, 66

librarians participating in
, 73–74

Public Library Association
, 36

Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)
, 275

Queer
, 53

culture
, 245

librarianship
, 281–282

theory
, 31–32, 260

youth cultures
, 171

Queer British Art
, 281

Queer Noise
, 281

Queer transitions in contemporary culture (Sanchez)
, 245

Queering Wikipedia
, 121

Race
, 96–97

in LGBTQ+ Wikipedia engagement
, 127

Radical feminism
, 29

Rainbow Books List, The
, 61

Rapid Alert Network (RAN)
, 219

Read-ins
, 161

“Reads and Rights” project
, 279

Regional medical librarians/NNLM outreach
, 74–77

Relationships, views of building
, 210–212, 214

“Repressive hypothesis”
, 26

Review of Everyday Life Information Seeking
, 187


(S)eeking information
, 174

Safe spaces
, 126

Safety
, 126–127, 202, 212–213

perceptions of
, 203–204

SafeZone
, 236–237

Same-gender loving
, 53

San Francisco Public Library
, 126

School Library Journal
, 150

Second Sex, The (Simone de Beauvoir)
, 27

Self-censorship
, 150

Self-consciousness
, 24

Self-published zine analysis
, 179

Self-same logic
, 249

Service providers (SP)
, 198

attitude toward libraries
, 209

attitudes toward youth
, 208–209

perceptions of public conduct policies
, 206

perceptions of safety
, 203

view of building relationships
, 211–212

Sex wars: Sexual dissent and political culture (Duggan)
, 93

Sexual(ity)
, 16–17, 20

gender and
, 23

health
, 80–81, 174

identity
, 18

minorities
, 21

nature of
, 19

orientation
, 16–18, 20, 53

preference
, 54

sexually transmitted infections
, 67

Sexual Offences Act (1967)
, 277, 279

Social Construction of What?, The (Hacking)
, 24

Social equity
, 7

Social justice
, 7, 54

LGBTQ+ rights and
, 54

oriented librarians
, 124

Social media
, 123–124

Social oppression
, 32

Social services resources
, 216

Social stigma, crushing force of
, 189

Socio-cultural perspective of human sexuality
, 21–22

Sociological perspective of human sexuality
, 20

Special Libraries Association Southern California
, 121

Staff development
, 155

Stonewall Book Awards
, 61

Stop Bullying
, 150

Stop Trans Pathologization 2012 campaign (STP 2012 campaign)
, 246

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Frost)
, 4

Strategic action plan for LGBTQ+ health library outreach
, 81

Stress reduction techniques
, 155

Student Education Empowerment Kit (SEEK)
, 91, 104–107

Students

empowerment kit
, 104–105

role in LGBTQ+ promotion
, 90

student-centered approach
, 110

Syphilis
, 67

Tai chi technique
, 155

Target audiences and activities
, 161–162

Teachers
, 99–100

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 activists
, 245

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 characters
, 177

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 men of color
, 178

Trans resistance as political project, aligning with
, 190–191

Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER)
, 59–60, 187

Trans studies theorists
, 177–178

Trans vloggers
, 182

Trans women, power and ability of
, 181

Trans youth
, 182

Trans YouTubers
, 182

Trans patrons
, 171

Transexualides
, 247

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

Transition
, 52

Transitional aged youth
, 201

Transito (graphic novel)
, 256

Transnational feminism
, 29–30

Transportation
, 219

Transsexual
, 52, 252

Transsexual Collective of Catalonia (CTC)
, 246

Transvestite
, 54

Traveling temporary exhibit
, 94–95

Travelo!
, 246, 256

Trevor Project
, 59

Twitter
, 181

Two-Spirit
, 53

Umbrella organization for school GSAs
, 94

Unique identity
, 146–147

United Kingdom (UK)
, 144, 274

Equality Act (2010)
, 275

LGBTQ+ Context
, 275–277

LGBTQ+ Library Users’ Voices
, 284

LGBTQ+ Workers’ Voices
, 282–283

libraries
, 277–281

libraries’ self-perception of neutrality
, 284–285

mainstreaming
, 285–287

political context
, 274

Queer Librarianship
, 281–282

United States (US)
, 144

advocacy
, 58–59

to become LGBTQ+ allies
, 58

legal
, 60

libraries and archives
, 61

policy and research
, 60–61

US LGBTQ+ web resources for librarians
, 58

youth
, 59–60

Universal decimal classification (CDU)
, 250

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
, 233–234

University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
, 69

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
, 236–237

Violence
, 172, 177–178

Visibility
, 168, 183

and trans and gender non-conforming youth
, 183–185

Visual formats
, 259

Weaving community into library
, 228

creating classification codes
, 233–236

LGBTQ Center of Durham
, 230

library–action edition
, 236–238

planning and implementation
, 230–232

reinvent wheel
, 232–233

WebJunction
, 123, 134n13

Wiki Loves Pride events
, 119, 121–122

Wikimania
, 133n4

Wikimedia Foundation
, 120–121

Wikipedia
, 116

articles
, 120

editors
, 120, 127

pillars and editing policies
, 124

validity
, 132

Wikipedia Library
, 121

Wikipedia Loves Libraries campaign
, 121–123

“Wikipedia+ Libraries: Better Together” course
, 123–124

“Wikipedian in Residence” concept
, 120

“Wikipedian Librarians”
, 120

“Wikipedians Interested in LGBT Issues”
, 120

WikiProject
, 118

Williams Institute, The
, 61

“Women in Red”
, 122–123

Women’s studies
, 28–30

World systems theory
, 25–26

Young adults (YA)
, 147, 199

librarians
, 151–152

Youth
, 59–60, 188, 200

attitudes toward libraries
, 209–210

of color
, 185, 198

organizations
, 188

partner with youth-serving agencies
, 217–218

people’s understandings of mainstream media
, 177–178

perceptions of public conduct policies
, 206–207

pressure
, 184

safety perceptions
, 203–204

view of building relationships
, 212

Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
, 219

Youth Summit at Chicago State University’s Academic Library (2015)
, 91, 99, 102–104, 106

YouTube
, 181–182, 187