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From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:30:14 -0700
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Many younger people these days identify as "queer," and while the term is repugnant to many older lesbian and gay people, we need to respect young people and the way they self-identify, if for no other reason than to show them the respect they are due. Terminology for referring to people who are LGBT has evolved over decades, as have the ways we refer to ourselves. Using language with the intent to respect rather than denigrate is what is key. This requires knowing and engaging individually with LGBTQQ (the last Q is for "questioning"), folks, and asking how they prefer to be referred to.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
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Received on Wed 14 Oct 2009 09:30:14 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:30:14 -0700
X-EC0D2A8E-5CB7-4969-9C36-46D859D137BE-PartID: F4FC963D-F39C-4608-B14F-E24E442269E6
Many younger people these days identify as "queer," and while the term is repugnant to many older lesbian and gay people, we need to respect young people and the way they self-identify, if for no other reason than to show them the respect they are due. Terminology for referring to people who are LGBT has evolved over decades, as have the ways we refer to ourselves. Using language with the intent to respect rather than denigrate is what is key. This requires knowing and engaging individually with LGBTQQ (the last Q is for "questioning"), folks, and asking how they prefer to be referred to.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
Official SFPL use only
Received on Wed 14 Oct 2009 09:30:14 AM CDT
