I’m so happy about this!

I can’t properly express how important trans history is to me as a transsexual member of the transgender community. Being able to connect to my history in this way is without parallel. I’m so happy that the community’s archive continues to grow and attract support from people throughout the nation!

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Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) announces a $1,500 donation to the Transgender Archive by the New York city based organization, Que(e)ry Librarians. In a letter to TFA, the Que(e)ry Librarians write:

Enclosed is our donation of $1,500.00 to your organization. We were able to raise this money through the donation of hundreds of party-goers at our last event: Que(e)ry III: Main Entry!

Que(e)ry’s goals are:

• to provide a safe and fun social space and to encourage community among queer information professionals and their friends;
• to raise financial support and awareness for hidden queer library, archival and/or museum collections;
• to celebrate the contributions of queer people to the cultural record and to the information profession;
• to demystify and dispel stereotypes about libraries and librarians;
• to highlight information policy issues affecting the queer community, such as censorship, discrimination , obscenity or privacy.

Thank you for your cooperation with our party. We are very pleased to give you this donation.

Love, Pride and Libraries!

– Que(e)ry Librarians

Jo Collier, professional archivist and chairperson of the TG Center’s Archive said, “These days everybody’s on about the internet, so it’s possible for funding groups to overlook libraries and archives  as something almost passé. It’s wonderful that there are people like the NY City Library group who understand the importance of being able to physically interact with things that connect you with your past. ”

The Houston transgender historical archive creates an educational opportunity that is absolutely unique. No other collection of transgender history like the Houston Transgender Archive is known to exist anywhere. The collection offers students, community members and supporters a unique opportunity to access centuries of information about the transgender community. The Library and Archive is open to the public every weekday between 1 and 5 PM.

http://www.tgctr.org/2011/06/17/ny-city-librarians-support-the/