[Scla-list] upcoming ALA Council Resolution

[Gilson, Thomas V]

Hi everyone,

There will be resolution coming to the ALA Council floor at annual
regarding which I would like to get the sense of the membership.  It is
a resolution about a controversial  issue that people have strong person
feelings about but some would argue has little direct relationship to
library services.  

You can reply directly to me at gilsont at cofc.edu

Thanks,

Tom

 

 

Resolution on Marriage for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered
People

WHEREAS, ALA Policy Manual 1.5, Goal Area III, goals of the Association
include to

* Increase ALA's influence in promoting equity of access and fair use. 

* Support grassroots efforts to influence local, state and federal
policies and standards that affect library and information services. 

WHEREAS, ALA Policy Manual 7.1.1. Non-Discrimination in Conference
Contracts states

There shall be no discrimination, including that based on race, origin,
color, sex, sexual orientation, creed or disability, in the use of any
facilities used by the American Library Association. This policy shall
become a part of ALA contracts for the use of space.

The ALA will enter into conference-site contracts only with
organizations and legal bodies in cities, counties, or states that do
not by law discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

WHEREAS, same-sex couples can legally wed in several countries and at
least five U.S. states and the District of Columbia

 

WHEREAS, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) couples living
in states where GLBT marriages are not currently recognized do not
receive the same rights, including but not limited to: library
privileges, hotel services, housing benefits, tuition remission
benefits, health benefits, family leave coverage, adoption or birth
leave, as wedded heterosexual couples 

 

WHEREAS, legally wed GLBT couples, when visiting/working in states where
GLBT marriages are not currently recognized, also may not be afforded
the same rights as wedded heterosexual couples; now, therefore, be it 

 

RESOLVED that the American Library Association advocates legislation
that would legalize marriage between Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgendered (GLBT) people in all fifty states and the District of
Columbia

 

 

 

Tom Gilson

Head, Reference Services

Addlestone Library

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC 29424

(843) 953-8014

 

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