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Q&A from Supporting Trans Library Employees, Part 1
I did a webinar yesterday in which I didn’t have time to answer all of the audience questions, so here are some of them (or variations). Webinar recording Slides Q&A, Part 1 (terminology and pronouns, resources, legal issues) Q&A, Part 2 (names and such, trainings) Q&A, Part 3 (employee support, management/HR/system buy-in) Q&A, Part 4…
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Stephen’s Hot Chocolate Recipe
This makes one serving. Multiply it as needed to serve more people, or to have some to reheat for later. Base Optional flavorings Instructions Heat milk in a saucepan. If using whole spices such as cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, or lavender buds, steep them in the milk as it heats. Add chocolate chips and keep…
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Nail polish and gender euphoria
This afternoon, I took a few minutes to touch up my nail polish. I’m not particularly good at it yet; there are edges that could be smoother and blotches on the skin that will probably stay until I do the dishes tonight. That’s fine, especially now, when nobody will see it unless I get particularly…
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Queer-friendly
I have been thinking for a while about what makes a place feel comfortable for me as a queer person. (By this I mean confident that I would not be treated differently than others if I were out; physical safety is a related but separate issue that I’m not going to address here.) I would…
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Misgendering Flowcharts
I created these for my book Supporting Trans People in Libraries (the final versions may look a little different), and a few people asked to see them. Feel free to share and adapt. Flowchart the First: What to do if you think that a person has misgendered someone else Flowchart the second: What to do…