What It Means to Be Out: Queer, Trans, and Gender Nonconforming Identities in Library Work

Authors

Zoe Fisher, Pierce College
Stephen G. Krueger, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Robin Goodfellow Malamud, Simmons College
Ericka Patillo, Appalachian State University

Author ORCID Identifier

Stephen G. Krueger: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-2713

Ericka Patillo: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-6663

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Queer library workers face the decision of how and when to express their gender identities and sexual orientations at work. In what ways does being “out” in the library workplace impact our work? This coauthored chapter brings together the perspectives of two academic librarians, a current LIS grad student, and an academic library administrator to provide multiple ways of seeing the complexities of expressing gender identity and sexual orientation in the library workplace. We discuss the intersection of library values, politics, change management, patron interactions, and work environments.

Comments

This is chapter 4 in the book Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization, available from ACRL.

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Fisher, Zoe, Stephen Krueger, Robin Goodfellow Malamud, and Ericka Patillo. “What It Means To Be Out: Queer, Trans, and Gender Nonconforming Identities in Library Work.” In Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization, 71–90. Chicago, IL: ACRL Publications, 2019.