Fifty years ago, unr the spic of the Amerin Library Associatn’s Social Rponsibili Round Table, a small group of activists, librarians, and activist-librarians formed what was then known as the Task Force on Gay Liberatn—the very first gay and lbian uc any natnal profsnal anizatn.
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WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
The LGBTQ Iniative was created to nnect lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muni wh the wi array of rourc, servic, and expertise that The New York Public Library has to offer. * library gay *
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The LGBTQ Iniative was created to nnect lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muni wh the wi array of rourc, servic, and expertise that The New York Public Library has to offer. Gay Liberatn Front march on Tim Square, New York Cy, 1969.
Other highlights clu the One Archive; the Natnal Archive of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr History; and the Lbian Herstory Archiv, among many other important llectns. In addn, Beg Visible: The Legacy of Stonewall was the largt and most extensive display of lbian and gay history ever mounted a mm or gallery space when opened 1994.
Librari n serve lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LBGTQ) people by ensurg that this populatn is reflected library llectns and provid wh servic at the library. As a populatn which is often the subject of discrimatn and harassment, gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people n benef om the accs to rmatn which librari provi and the sense of muny which library programs n help foster. It is important to note that the LGBTQ populatn is diverse, spanng age groups, ethnic and racial groups, soc-enomic groups, and personal inti. * library gay *
A follow-up publitn, Beg Visible: An Illtrated History of Lbian and Gay Life Twentieth-Century Ameri, by exhibn curators Molly McGarry and Fred Wasserman, was published by Pengu Stud.