From: Lbhcove_at_aol.com
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:36:16 -0400 (EDT)

If children are out and find they wish to be labeled as 'queers' that is

their choice. What bothers me is the child who isn't out who might be called 'queer' an d shudders at the lable.

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In a message dated 10/14/2009 12:31:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org writes:

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 sho w them the respect they are due. Terminology for referring to people who ar e LGBT has evolved over decades, as have the ways we refer to ourselves. Us ing 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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