Virtual Library Displays

Key Terms: Visit HRC: Glossary of Terms, GLSEN: terms and Concepts Thematic, or Safe Zone Project Glossary of Terms

• Asexual:
  • "People who experience no, little, or conditional sexual attraction. They may experience other forms of attraction (e.g., intellectual, emotional). Ace people may also identify as other LGBTQ+  identities."
• Bisexual:
  • "A person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to two genders. For example, a person attracted to some male-identified people and some female-identified people."
• Coming Out:
  • "Refers to voluntarily making public one's sexual or romantic orientation and/or gender identity."
• Gender: 
  • "A social construct used to classify a person as a man, woman, or some other identity. Fundamentally different from the sex one is assigned at birth; a set of social, psychological and emotional traits, often influenced by societal expectations."
• Gender Binary:
  • "A system in which gender is constructed into two strict categories; male or female. Gender identity is expected to align with the sex assigned at birth and gender expressions and roles fit traditional expectations."
• Queer:
  • "This can include but is not limited to any LGBTQ+ people. Some still find it offensive, while others reclaim it to encompass the broader sense of the history of the gay rights movement."
• Queer Elders:
  • "The term for LGBTQ+ people 65, the current standard age of retirement, or older. The other synonyms may be preferable like  “older adults,” or “senior."
• Sex Positivity:
  • "an important ideology that acknowledges and affirms each person’s right to experience and define their sexuality throughout their lifetime in whatever way they choose."
• Two-spirit:
  • "An umbrella term traditionally within Native American communities to recognize individuals who possess qualities or fulfill roles of both genders."

Here are the other Queer displays from the library:

• Bi Visibility Day
• International Non-Binary People's Day
• International Transgender Day of Visibility
• LGBTQ+ Pride Month
• National Coming Out Day
• Transgender Day of Remembrance

Resources: 

• LGBT Youth want role models. Queer Elders have a lot of advice: Washington Post
  • "Young people in the LGBTQ community long for older role models. We found several, and they all have stories to tell."
• Trans elders are revolutionaries
  • "Five transgender and genderqueer Chicagoans reflect on identity, joy, and their journeys thus far."
• LGBT Elders
  • "A generation ago, openly LGBT elders were very rare. But by one estimate, 4 percent of adults aged 65 or older are lesbian, gay, or bisexual."
• Milestones in the American Gay Rights Movement 
• Overview of Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

Resources:

• AIDS Crisis Timeline
  • An Excellent timeline of the AIDS Epidemic within the US, a pretty definitive source, and an easily formatted comprehensive list.
• Documentaries about HIV/AIDS
  • List of 20 documentaries about various moments in the AIDS Epidemic.

Resources: 

• Conceptualizing “Family” and the Role of “Chosen Family” within the LGBTQ+ Refugee Community: A Text Network Graph Analysis
  • "This study analyzed meaning attributions regarding “family” and “chosen family” by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, Transgender, Gender Queer, Queer, Intersex, Agender, Asexual, and other Queer-identifying community (LGBTQ+) refugees."
• Why We Need to Rethink the Concept of Queer "Chosen Family"
  • "We'll expand the definition of chosen family."
• Preparing for Parenthood: Finding and Forming a Chosen Family
  • "So, what is chosen family? To that end, how do we build it and how do we keep it around? In this resource, we will explore all three important questions. Then, we will give some tools and action steps to help you build the chosen family of your dreams."
• Chosen Family: JJ Levine’s ‘Queer Portraits’ series
  • "In his Queer Portraits series, Montreal photographer JJ Levine set out to document his own community. He captured the story of a much bigger one."

Resources: 

• Teaching Undergraduates About LGBTQ Identities, Families, and Intersectionality
  • "We begin by articulating our positionality as scholars and instructors, and the feminist intersectional and queer lens that guides our research and pedagogy."
• #SayHerName: why Kimberlé Crenshaw is fighting for forgotten women
  • The term “intersectionality” was coined by American Civil rights advocate and leading scholar of critical race theory Kimberle Crenshaw. This is the origin story. 

Resources:

• Being Lovingly, Knowingly Ignorant: White Feminism and Women of Color
  • "This essay aims to analyze the notion of "loving, knowing ignorance," a type of "arrogant perception" that produces ignorance about women of color and their work at the same time that it proclaims to have both knowledge about and loving perception toward them."

Resources:

• Asexual Visibility and Education Network(AVEN)
  • "founded in 2001 with two distinct goals: creating public acceptance and discussion of asexuality and facilitating the growth of an asexual community."
• The Bisexual Resource Center
  • "works to connect the bi+ community and help its members thrive through resources, support, and celebration. We envision an empowered, visible, and inclusive global community for bi+ people."
• What is Bisexuality? 
  •  A resource from the Bisexual Resource Center that discusses the definitions and nuances of Bisexuality. 

Resources:

• What is Queer Temporality?
  • A guide about Queer Temporality, definitions, and examples.
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  • A TikTok that discusses "Queer Time" and what it looks like for the Queer Community.
• Queer Time: The Alternative to “Adulting”
  • An article that talks about the effects of chrono-heteronormativity on the Queer Community and that growing up is different for others in the queer community.
• Heterotemporality and “Queer Time”
  • An article comparing the two topics.
• ​​​​​​​"Queer Time"
  • A TikTok discussing Queer time and the effects that it has on them being Queer.

Resources:

• A Trans Organizer on the Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work
  • At Liberty Podcast's 105th episode that " talks about the state of the movement for Black trans lives, and why decriminalizing sex work is a meaningful and concrete next step as we continue to fight for true equality."
• Sex positivity and the persistence of shame
  • An article reflecting on the social implications and references to Sex Work, Porn, and Pop Culture. 
• All About Sex Positivity
  • "With openness and a nonjudgmental approach, sex positivity embraces the diversity of sexual expression."

Resources:

• “I Am My Own Best Medicine”: Joshua Whitehead’s Jonny Appleseed and Two-Spirit Resurgence: Jay Lalonde
  • "This article explores how Joshua Whitehead’s novel Jonny Appleseed discusses the complexities of being Two-Spirit on the reserve and in the city in Canada."
• LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People: We Are Not Separate from Our Communities: LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People - Anya Montiel
  • "We Are Not Separate from Our Communities: LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People"