Oregon State Library's LIS Collection: Gay and Lesbian Library Service
16 main chapters: Key issues in collection development; school, academic and public libraries; special collections and archives; LC subject heads, bi
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pligg - all - September 2, 2010 Tags: Academic libraries
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San Jose lesbians and feminists mourn loss of Sisterspirit
In its heyday, Sisterspirit Books was the place for lesbians and feminists to go in San Jose.
It was the place to meet like minds, a place to buy books and videos they couldn't get anywhere else, or simply revel in the comfort of being together in a world that went out of its way to make them feel there was no place for such things -- or no place for such people.
"There were no places like this when we started," said Margie Struble of San Jose, who has been a volunteer and guiding force at Sisterspirit for 24 of the 26 years it's been open. "Many people met their...
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The Rabid librarian's Ravings in the Wind - August 31, 2010 Author: Eilir
San Jose Lesbians and feminists mourn loss of Sisterspirit
San Jose lesbian and feminists mourn loss of Sisterspirit
Bookstore beloved of lesbian and feminists to close. Online bookstores and the acceptance of gay literature in chain bookstores are blamed.
(Sorry to censor, but this site's spam filter wouldn't accept this submission otherwise.)
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LISNews - librarian And Information Science News - August 30, 2010 Author: rteeter Tags: Book Stores
"educating" parents about books
A friend to whom I will refer as Jules Léotard recently pointed me towards this lengthy video which is the product of Focus on the Family's "True Tolerance" program.Direct URL / Video in accessible playerThe video points parents towards the stealthy methods those "sneaky" homosexual activists are using to get into the schools, such as devious, wicked anti-bullying campaigns. (The fact that 23.2% of students who have been bullied at school because someone perceived them to be queer attempt suicide is apparently irrelevant to these people, who provide a [PDF] "model anti-bullying policy" which is not intended to prohi...
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Ramblings on librarianship, Technology, and Academia - August 30, 2010 Tags: melinda lo susan cooper queer fantasy science fiction politics children ' s literature scott westerfeld
Okay, I had to subscribe to their channel
Joe.My.God. posted a video from Current's 'That's gay Salutes' on his blog and I watched several of them. They're great.
On the subject of coming out:
On 'conversion therapy':
There's others, like Texas fighting to keep two married gays together and the woman who wanted her money back when her church started doing gay marriages. Joe put up the one on Focus on the Family. Each segment takes clips from shows and provide humourous commentary.
Okay, anti-gay types probably wouldn't find them humourous. But I don't care. I find them hilarious.
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The Rabid librarian's Ravings in the Wind - August 30, 2010 Author: Eilir
But first a bit of blogging...
I admit it. Until the other day, I could not tell you who Ken Mehlman was. Although I am probably more political (being on the progressive left) than many people, I don't keep up with the Republicans as much as I ought, especially the chairs of their national committee.
But the other day I subscribe to Joe. My. God. And then Mehlman came out as gay, after denying it for years and working against gays in so many ways for years. And Joe Jervis has been extremely educational.
The good news is that, finally having come to terms with himself, apparently, he has come out as an advocate for gay marriage. The bad news, of cour...
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The Rabid librarian's Ravings in the Wind - August 28, 2010 Author: Eilir
Seton Hall Has No Plan To Cancel Gay Marriage Course
It appears Seton Hall University will offer a controversial course on gay marriage over the objections of Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, according to the professor scheduled to teach the class. The undergraduate seminar course — called "The Politics of gay Marriage" — is to begin Tuesday with about two dozen students. The showdown between the university’s academic and religious sides drew national attention from gay rights, education and Catholic groups. Read more at:
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The Kept-Up Academic librarian - August 26, 2010 Author: StevenB
Second Library removes Gay book [Courier-Post]
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library Link of the Day - August 24, 2010
Back to School!?
We can help!In addition to books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, and awesomely knowledgable reference librarians, the Santa Fe Public library has the following resources to help you out in school this year. Whether you're in kindergarten or college, you can access any of these in all library branches or on your home computer with a SFPL library card. If you ever have any questions, we encourage you to call your local reference desk!Research ProWhat it is: Don't know where to start? Go to Research Pro to search across our databases and catalog to get newspaper and magazine articles and book titles.LearningExpress libraryWhat it is: ...
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ICARUS... the Santa Fe Public library Blog - August 24, 2010 Author: am at main
Banned Book To Be Read at Show in New Jersey
Critics of a decision to pull a gay-themed book from two local libraries will stage a protest this weekend -- by reading aloud from the controversial work.
Sunday's free show at a Cinnaminson theater marks the South Jersey debut of a theater group that supports the book, "Revolutionary Voices" an anthology of first-person pieces by gay youths.
Brandon Monokian, a 23-year-old actor-director from Passaic County, formed the group after the book was ordered removed in May from the library at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly. That decision followed a citizen's complaint over the book's sexual content. "Revol...
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LISNews.org - August 20, 2010 Author: birdie Tags: Books Censorship Young Adults
Banned Book To Be Read at Show in New Jersey
Critics of a decision to pull a gay-themed book from two local libraries will stage a protest this weekend -- by reading aloud from the controversial work.
Sunday's free show at a Cinnaminson theater marks the South Jersey debut of a theater group that supports the book, "Revolutionary Voices" an anthology of first-person pieces by gay youths.
Brandon Monokian, a 23-year-old actor-director from Passaic County, formed the group after the book was ordered removed in May from the library at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly. That decision followed a citizen's complaint over the book's sexual content. "Revol...
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LISNews - librarian And Information Science News - August 20, 2010 Author: birdie Tags: Books Censorship Young Adults
Some of these Gay protest signs are really, really witty
I particularly like 'Jesus had two dads, and he turned out alright' or something to that effect.
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The Rabid librarian's Ravings in the Wind - August 20, 2010 Author: Eilir
DISPATCHES: 'Vocies' deserves Library space
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
http://www.c-n.com
By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor
South Brunswick Post
library shelves should be open to all books.
It’s a simple statement, but it offers us our best chance of safeguarding intellectual freedom.
I bring this up because of the recent controversy surrounding a rare, out-of-print queer-themed anthology. The book, “Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural queer Youth Anthology,” was pulled from library shelves in the Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Burlington County at the Burlington County library system after complaints from a conservative activist that the boo...
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NJLA Blog -- The Official Weblog of the New Jersey library Association - August 18, 2010 Author: tumulty
9th. Circuit holds on same-sex marriages
ScotusBlog this morning reported that "the Ninth Circuit Court, acting swiftly on the hotly controversial issue of same-sex marriages in California, on Monday afternoon delayed for at least four months any grant of licenses to gay couples to wed in the state. Under a two-page order, even a hearing will not be held until early December, meaning that any ruling would be unlikely much before the end
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Cincinnati Law library Association - August 17, 2010 Author: Chuck Kallendorf
Who Are the Marketed-To in Your Neighborhood?
Via Lifehacker, a fascinating tool put out by Nielsen used by marketers to determine what "types" live in your ZIP code and how to market to them. Types are arrived at by, according to Nielsen, "ground-breaking segmentation techniques." You can look up your ZIP code here, and see your area broken into five main types, some with less-than-flattering names. Click on any one type to see more information about it.I currently live in South Minneapolis, at 55407. Types include:American Dreams, who are"a living example of how ethnically diverse the nation has become: just under half the residents are Hispanic, Asian, or African-A...
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poesygalore<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/emilylloyd.geo/glore.jpg> - August 15, 2010 Author: Emily Lloyd
links for 2010-08-14
How to Start Tweeting (and Why You Might Want To) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education
One of the most common dismissals of Twitter sounds something like this, "I don't need to know what a bunch of people had for breakfast." My response to this is always, "if that what you're seeing on Twitter, you're following the wrong people." Twitter can help academics make and maintain connections with people in their fields, find out about interesting projects and research, or crowdsource questions and technical problems, but it can be difficult to know where to start.
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Depraved librarian - August 14, 2010 Author: Grace Tags: internet
Links for 2010-08-13 [del.icio.us]
Appeals Court Asked To Block Start Of gay Weddings : NPR
The judge said he's not sure the proponents have the authority to appeal since they would not be affected by or responsible for implementing his ruling. By contrast, he said, same-sex couples are being denied their constitutional rights every day they are prohibited from marrying.
The precious unprinted contents of books | guardian.co.uk
These scribbles in the margins already seem like messages from a dying age. Will the next generation of writers leave similar guides to the workings of their minds for the future? Perhaps – but not in a format we can currently comprehend.
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Depraved librarian - August 14, 2010
Same-sex marriage update
By now we guess everyone heard that "the federal judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban had more bad news for the measure's sponsors: he not only is unwilling to keep gay couples from marrying beyond next Wednesday, but doubts the ban's backers have the right to challenge his ruling." Back on August 4, Chief U.S District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco's Northern California
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Cincinnati Law library Association - August 13, 2010 Author: Chuck Kallendorf
links for 2010-08-05
Judge overturns Calif. gay marriage ban – Yahoo! News
Despite the favorable ruling for same-sex couples, gay marriage will not be allowed to resume immediately. Judge Walker said he wants to decide whether his order should be suspended while the proponents of the ban pursue their appeal in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
(tags: legal gay LGBT prop8)
Proposition 8: U.S. judge strikes down Prop. 8, allowing gay marriage in California – latimes.com
Walker cited extensive trial evidence to support his finding that there was not even a rational basis for excluding gays and lesbians from marriage. Higher cou...
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Depraved librarian - August 5, 2010 Author: Grace Tags: internet
Links for 2010-08-04 [del.icio.us]
Pushing the Boundaries for Women’s Health: Why Over-the-Counter Access for the Pill Makes Sense... Now | RHRealityCheck.org
The bottom line is this: we believe an OTC switch for a birth control pill would increase access to contraception by providing a highly effective, woman-controlled option that can be obtained without a trip to the doctor’s office, and the difficulties that often entails. We think this will be good for women. And it may even have the potential to transform the way we think about birth control by decreasing stigma and normalizing contraceptive use.
Fed'l Judge in Calif. Strikes Prop 8 Same-Sex M...
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Depraved librarian - August 5, 2010
California May Not Sink Into the Sea After All!
As Rogers put it, if you want to live in the 21 C, stand over here:
A federal judge in San Francisco decided today that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8, the voter approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions.
U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker [...]
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The Invisible library - August 4, 2010 Author: Keith Tags: Culture War LGBT Rights Marital Bliss News Politics
Gay-Anthology Ban Engulfs Burlington County Public Library ...
"The take-home message for libraries, especially public institutions," wrote Law library blogger Mary Minow, "is that book removal policies are immen
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pligg - all - August 1, 2010 Tags: Public libraries
Diversity Resident Librarian (Western Washington University)
Diversity Resident librarian (Western Washington University)
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Latest ALA Job Listings - July 30, 2010
Revolutionary Voices: If You Have This Book in Your Library, DON'T Weed It! Here's why:
The banning of any book hurts. The banning of Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural queer Youth Anthology (ed. Amy Sonnie, Alyson Books 2000)--recently pulled from the Burlington County library System in New Jersey--will hurt many.Ten years old, the book remains, sadly, as revolutionary as it was when I reviewed it for School library Journal upon its publication. That year, I nominated it for SLJ's Best Adult Books for Young Adults list (it made the list, as did the other book I nominated, Naomi Klein's No Logo).If you aren't familiar with the story of how the book got pulled, though no formal challenge had been lodged, a...
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poesygalore<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/emilylloyd.geo/glore.jpg> - July 30, 2010 Author: Emily Lloyd
Position Announcement: Diversity Resident Librarian (Western Washington University)
Diversity Resident librarian The Western Washington University library seeks a creative and innovative person to serve as Diversity Resident librarian. The objective of the residency is two-fold: 1) to attract and set the foundation for a recent graduate in a challenging and rewarding career as an academic librarian and 2) to improve Western Washington libraries efforts to reach out to and engage students, faculty, and community members from diverse backgrounds. The person in this position will report to the Assistant Dean for Public Services and provide support to reference, instruction, and outreach efforts, working in t...
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The Information Literacy Land of Confusion - July 30, 2010 Author: M
Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.
"In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control," the author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page. "In the name of ... Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."
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LISNews - librarian And Information Science News - July 29, 2010 Author: Blake Tags: Authors
Box Turtle Bulletin » NJ Library Removes Lgbt Book, Calling It ...
A key player in circumventing the formal process appears to be Patrick Delany, a member of the library commission. He has also been identified by the
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pligg - all - July 29, 2010 Tags: Censorship
HIV/AIDS JAMA special issue
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) periodically has a topic specific issue, and July 21, Vol. 304, no.3, was on HIV/AIDS. Not everyone reads medical literature, but if you happen to pick up this title which is held by many public libraries, turn to p. 364, "JAMA Patient Page" first. HIV is a virus that causes a disease, AIDS, and it is primarily but not exclusively, a disease of gay men and IV drug users. Women get it from their male gay spouses and gay boyfriends (don't play games with terms like bi-sexual). Women can then pass it on to other men who are not gay, and to their children during pregnancy...
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Collecting my Thoughts - July 29, 2010 Author: Norma
Change.org: Dirty Water Kills; Target's Anti-Gay Politics?; McDonald's Unhappy Meals
July 19 - July 25 TOP ACTIONS THIS WEEK Demand Target Stop Donating to Anti-gay Politicians by Michael Jones Sign the Petition » Forget what Timothy Geithner thinks. We want Elizabeth Warren to police Wall Street. by CREDO Action Sign the Petition » Relief Urgently Needed for Innocent Man on Ohio's Death Row by Supporters of Kevin Keith Sign the Petition » THIS WEEK on CHANGE.ORG Dirty Water Kills Plus: Target's Anti-gay Politics? • McDonald's Unhappy Meals • Moms Denied Loans • Marijuana Arrest Capital • Cocoa Journalists Jailed Every day, millions of us wake up and ...
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Baby Boomer librarian - July 26, 2010 Tags: mcdonalds change.org water target
M/M ROMANCE NOVELS ..: Gay censorship .. the slippery slope to Gay ...
Loeb Classical library. 1921. 544. NEW COMPLETE WORKS OF JOSEPHUS, THE. Maier, Paul L. (Commentary). Kregel Academic & Professional. 1999. Grand Rapi
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pligg - all - July 26, 2010 Tags: Censorship
