Dear David,
Ah, so your local library is full of affirmative literature for your
lifestyle, is it? I think probably not, for any of the factors you have
listed, though paganism may find a place in some religion collections at
least?
I think the point is that unless we make major efforts to overcome the lack
of availability of information for minority groups, they remain invisible
and uncatered for.
Would you not agree?
Nickie
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From: THOMPSON, David [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:29 AM
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Subject: Re: Please support the Diversity Council as a new Group of
The Li brary Association
Sarah wrote:
>I'm afraid experience leads many of us to believe that if we are not
>specifically included then we are excluded. I'm sure other minorities >can
relate to this!
Even as a gay person myself (+ a pagan, and BDSMer - so lots of minority
groupings there...) I'm not entirely sure of the wisdom of this. I have
personally found that I am only excluded when I decide to emphasise my
"otherness" - and then it is my own perceptions that do the excluding...
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