Transgender Awareness Week happens each year from November 13th-19th leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th.
This year, the University Libraries will hold a series of events and programs to increase awareness about transgender experiences, celebrate and welcome trans students, researchers, faculty, and staff to the Libraries, and bring attention to specific collections and services the University Libraries and the Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship (CRDDS) provides.
(This list is for events the University Libraries are organizing. Other events may be held by the Center for Inclusion and Social Change or other campus groups.)
Nov 12: Storytime - Transgender Awareness Week
Norlin Library, Center for British and Irish Studies (M549) from 3-5pm
This read-aloud storytime is geared towards adults—all of the nostalgia of a storytime, with stories that feature trans and nonbinary characters as written by trans and nonbinary authors. We will read My Rainbow by Trinity and DeShanna Neal and When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff from the Children's and Young adult Collection. Afterwards, storytime facilitators will lead the group in conversation reflecting on the contents and themes covered in the books.
Nov 13: Data Zines for Trans Awareness
Norlin Library, E206 from 10am-12pm
Join us for a 2-hour workshop that will teach what zines are, how you can make them, and how they’re used in academia and independently for data advocacy. Participants will be given an opportunity to create a mini-zine on the topic of trans data (e.g. sharing data visualizations, story-telling with data, etc.). Zines have played an integral role in the history and current revolution for trans rights and community building, as a creative and independent press format. Likewise, data zines bridge data visualization, advocacy, and artistic creativity to educate, inform, and engage in important issues of our times. No prior knowledge of zines is necessary. This workshop is open to all.
Nov 13: Drop-In: Finding Trans Research Using Library Resources
Norlin E113, from 1-3pm
Join CU Boulder librarians for a drop-in research support session: we can help you with the research support you need! Topics will be tailored to participants’ specific questions, but may include anything research related, such as: how to identify scholarly resources, where to find articles and books, tips on finding statistics and datasets, and how to use citation management software. Bring your questions and enjoy some snacks and tea with us.
Nov 13: Growth Not Violence: Collecting, Interpreting & Sharing Data about Trans & Nonbinary People
Norlin Library, E206 from 3-5pm
Data about trans people can provide insights that improve the wellbeing of the community, and encourage widespread integration with society; this data can also inadvertently cause profound harm. Attendees will consider the whole data lifecycle from research planning to presentation. When is it appropriate to collect information about gender and how does one do so as respectfully as possible? When analyzing the data, how do we retain the human beings behind the metrics? How does the audience for a presentation change what we ought to share?
Nov 14: Workshop: Mapping Transgender Rights
Norlin Library, E206 from 10am-12pm
Learn how to map data related to transgender equality! This is an introductory workshop on basic geographic information systems (GIS). Participants will learn how to create/replicate a map similar to the LGBTQ Equality by State map using either QGIS or R Studio.
Nov 14: Queer and Trans Information Activism: The Digital Transgender Archive and the Homosaurus
Norlin Library, Center for British and Irish Studies (M549) from 4-6:45pm
Attend a presentation by Dr. K.J. Rawson (he/him/his) on his work founding and directing the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA), an open-access website for transgender history. Dr. Rawson began the DTA more than a decade ago to address the barriers that researchers face when conducting historical research on transgender topics. He will explain those barriers and the new possibilities for information circulation and historical research that digital archives like the DTA can open up for researchers, including the DTA’s use of the Homosaurus: An International LGBTQ+ Linked Data Vocabulary. Dr. Rawson will give his talk virtually over Zoom, and registrants can choose to attend online or in-person in the Center for British & Irish Studies (CBIS) on the fifth floor of Norlin Library. A Zoom link will be provided to online registrants before the event. In-person attendees must show proof of registration. A catered reception will be provided beforehand in CBIS starting at 4:30 p.m. for those attending in-person.
Nov 19: Wikidata + Comics Edit-a-thon
Norlin Library, E206 from 10am-12pm
You’ve heard of Wikipedia, but do you know about Wikidata? This workshop will teach what Wikidata is and how you can access and use the information it contains as part of your research. You’ll also learn how to add and update content and have the opportunity to grow Wikidata by expanding entries for trans and non-binary comics creators. This workshop is open to everyone and no knowledge of Wikidata (or comics) is required. Please bring a laptop if you plan on editing Wikidata.