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June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and there are so many ways to celebrate! We at the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library are looking back at some of our favorite Ex Libris Juris blog posts highlighting LBGTQ history and individuals as well as useful resources for the LGBTQ community and allies.
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March 31st marks Transgender Day of Visibility which is observed “to raise awareness about transgender people.” “It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces.” Too often, trans people are only mentioned in the media due to some form of violence or harm being committed against them. Transgender Visibility Day is an opportunity for people to “re-focus on celebrating the lives of transgender people, empowering them to live authentically, while still acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible.”
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HeinOnline has introduced a new database all on LGBTQ+ rights.
Read moreTo mark the beginning of National Adoption Month the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library, as part of the Harris County Attorney’s Office, is hosting a variety of events to empower families and support children in foster care.
Read moreSexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law in a Nutshell provides a good overview of some of the unique laws surrounding and the issues facing the LGBT community. Inside, you will find succinct, yet detailed discussions of the regulation of sexuality, gender identity and expression, parenthood, and marriage.
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What’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.
