Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.36022
K. Guyan
The collection of data about the identity characteristics of library users is the latest development in a long history of contested categorisation practices. In this article, I highlight how the collection of data about lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) people has implications for the undertaking of diversity monitoring exercises in academic and public libraries. Based on experiences in the United Kingdom, I argue that recuperative efforts to ‘fix’ categorisation practices are not enough and overlook how categories of gender, sex and sexuality are constructed through the practice of diversity monitoring, how categories are positioned in time and space, and who is involved in decision-making about who to include and exclude from the category of ‘LGBTQ’.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.36524
Renee E. Dixson
This article outlines the research being undertaken to develop the Assembling Queer Displacements Archive (AQDA). This open digital archive is the central focus of a research project that will address the lack of understanding of LGBTIQ+[i] experiences of forced displacement. These experiences are unique but have not received adequate attention. The existing body of work on ‘queering archives’ has been focused on challenging the archival approaches and practices in order to either queer these practices and/or make them more inclusive. However, this work has tended to ignore LGBTIQ+ stories of forced displacement. One reason for this lack of engagement is the lack of direct knowledge and experience of such stories by the researchers and archivists themselves. My positionality as an LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced person has motivated me to embark on the present research project and to demonstrate inclusive practices to address these gaps in archives. In this article I explore the role that positionality plays in creating an LGBTIQ+ forced displacement archive. I offer solutions for creating an inclusive practice to collect stories of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced people. These solutions have the potential to support a range of digital archival projects that engage with structurally marginalised and oppressed communities. [i] It is important to acknowledge that LGBTIQ+ acronym is a Western terminology, which has become adopted in non-western countries for a variety of reasons (Anzaldua, 2009). These reasons include this terminology being a legacy of colonisation, a potential lack of respectful terminology in country languages and out of necessity to adopt commonly used language when engaging globally. These reasons are not limited to those above and may vary in different contexts. When using a term ‘LGBTIQ+’ in this article I am referring to the diversity of sex, gender, sexual orientation, bodies and relationships. The ‘plus’ sign in the acronym signals fluidity and further possible identifications.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.37406
Curtis S. Tenney, Karl J. Surkan, Lynette Hammond Gerido, Dawn Betts-Green
In this paper, we use the topic of breast cancer as an example of health crisis erasure in both informational and institutional contexts, particularly within the transgender and gender-nonconforming population. Breast cancer health information conforms and defaults to conventional cultural associations with femininity, as is the case with pregnancy and other “single-sex” conditions (Surkan, 2015). Many health information and research practices normalize sexualities, pathologize non-normative gender (Drescher et al., 2012; Fish, 2008; Müller, 2018), and fail to recognize gender-nonconforming categories (Frohard‐Dourlent et al., 2017). Because breast cancer health information is sexually normalized, an information boundary exists for the LGBTQ+ community, particularly among transgender and gender-nonconforming adults who are at greater risk of discrimination in healthcare settings (Casey et al., 2019). Transgender and gender-nonconforming people experience unique marginalization and risk with respect to breast cancer. We call upon and propose library and information research, education, and practice opportunities inclusive of the health information needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming populations.
在本文中，我们将乳腺癌的主题作为信息和制度背景下健康危机消除的一个例子，特别是在跨性别和性别不一致的人群中。乳腺癌健康信息符合和默认与女性气质的传统文化联系，就像怀孕和其他“单一性别”的情况一样(Surkan, 2015)。许多健康信息和研究实践将性行为正常化，将不规范的性别病态化(Drescher et al.， 2012;鱼,2008;m ller, 2018)，并且无法识别性别不一致的类别(Frohard‐Dourlent et al.， 2017)。由于乳腺癌健康信息是性别标准化的，因此LGBTQ+社区存在信息边界，特别是跨性别和性别不一致的成年人，他们在医疗保健环境中受到歧视的风险更大(Casey等人，2019)。变性人和性别不一致的人在乳腺癌方面经历着独特的边缘化和风险。我们呼吁并建议提供图书馆和信息研究、教育和实践机会，包括跨性别和性别不符合人群的健康信息需求。
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.37270
Marc Miquel-Ribé, Andreas Kaltenbrunner, Jeffrey Keefer
In the past several years, the Wikimedia Movement has become more aware of the lack of representation of specific communities, that is, content gaps. Next to geographical and gender-related initiatives, the LGBT+ Wikimedia community has organized to create LGBT+ content encompassing (among other topics) biographies, events, and culture. In this paper, we present a computational approach to collecting and analyzing LGBT+ articles. We selected 14 Wikipedia language editions to study the coverage of LGBT+ content in general, its visibility in the list of Featured Articles, and its overlap with the local content of the Wikipedia language editions. Results show that a considerable part of potentially LGBT+ related content exists across Wikipedia language editions; however, this relation is not evident in each language edition. In this sense, closing the LGBT+ content gap is about creating articles and making connection to the topic visible in already existing articles. We also analyze the frequency of biographies of persons with non-heterosexual sexual orientations. We find that even though they represent only a small share of all biographies, they are a bit more frequent among the Featured Articles. When taking into account all the LGBT+ biographies of the different languages, English context celebrities are the most visible. While part of the LGBT+ content is related to each language edition's local context, it tends to be less contextualized than the entire language editions. This indicates the possibility of growing LGBT+ content in each Wikipedia language edition by representing its most immediate LGBT+ local context. We propose a dashboard tool to find relevant LGBT+ articles across language editions and start bridging the gaps. Finally, we conclude this study by presenting recommendations for the next steps amongst the Wikipedia communities to fill some of these gaps.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.36492
Travis L. Wagner
This paper examines two examples of archival visual information with potentially transgender and non-binary representation to interrogate the descriptive challenges latent within such materials. By using gender theory and queer historiography, this paper deploys a critical case study to consider the particularities of naming gender when contextual evidence provides little to no authoritative guidance. By talking through the way gender makes itself visible within visual information, the paper guides readers through the way transgender or non-binary identity might exist within both pieces of visual information. The paper then provides suggestions on how to provide respectful and inclusive descriptive records that attend to the complexities of a still-evolving queer history. By offering both a statement on the impossibility of naming identity within intersecting forms of queer embodiment alongside reference points for methods of discussing potential gendered identities, the paper offers practical approaches to describing transgender and non-binary identities for information professionals.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.36914
Benito Bisso Schmidt, Rubens Mascarenhas Neto
This article focuses on Red Latinoamericana de Archivos, Museos, Acervos y Investigadores LGBTQIA+ (AMAI LGBTQIA+), a network composed of researchers and institutions related to LGBTQIA+ memory in Latin America, founded in 2019. First, the authors analyse the network’s creation arising from the discontent of some participants of the June 2019 Archives, Libraries, Museums and Special Collections (ALMS) Conference, in Berlin, who felt bothered by the lack of attention given to subaltern perspectives on LGBTQIA+ history and memory. Next, the authors describe and analyse the network’s first year of activities communicated through its Facebook group. Multiple challenges arose from creating a network with members from different national origins, languages, and identities, especially considering the conservative political contexts of several Latin American countries and the social distancing measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, the authors present a general profile of the network’s members and a map of partner institutions. Finally, the article points out some challenges to the network’s continuity and its desire to render Latin America more visible in the broader panorama of global LGBTQIA+ history. The authors conclude by highlighting the importance of AMAI LGBTQIA+ in stimulating further discussions about the participation of global-south researchers and perspectives on global queer history initiatives.
Red Latinoamericana de Archivos, Museos, Acervos y Investigadores LGBTQIA+ (AMAI LGBTQIA+)是一个由拉丁美洲LGBTQIA+记忆相关研究人员和机构组成的网络，成立于2019年。首先，作者分析了该网络的创建源于2019年6月在柏林举行的档案、图书馆、博物馆和特殊收藏(ALMS)会议的一些参与者的不满，他们对LGBTQIA+历史和记忆的底层视角缺乏关注感到困扰。接下来，作者描述并分析了该网络第一年通过其Facebook群组进行交流的活动。在建立一个由来自不同民族、语言和身份的成员组成的网络时，出现了多重挑战，特别是考虑到几个拉丁美洲国家的保守政治背景以及COVID-19大流行所施加的社会距离措施。接下来，作者介绍了网络成员的总体概况和合作机构的地图。最后，文章指出了网络连续性面临的一些挑战，以及它希望在全球LGBTQIA+历史的更广阔全景中使拉丁美洲更加可见。作者最后强调了AMAI LGBTQIA+在促进全球南方研究人员参与和全球酷儿历史倡议观点的进一步讨论中的重要性。
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Pub Date : 2021-12-21DOI: 10.33137/ijidi.v5i4.37865
Rachel S. Wexelbaum
Editorial
编辑
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