Back north of the border, with Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) – which is, as Magi Gibson notes, “one of Scotland’s leading and most powerful publicly-funded literary organisations”. Under Resources on their website they have a document (pdf) on Supporting Trans Writers.
For bookshops:
- don’t sell TERF books/platform TERF authors.
- Don’t expect trans booksellers to sell them. Trans people who see TERF books or ‘gender criticism’ in a bookshop will understand that the bookshop doesn’t want them there.
Just like when you go into a bookshop and see a book on Marxism, you know the bookshop doesn’t want anyone there who holds opposing views on Karl and the gang. It can be very traumatising.
On the other hand, you know…that’s not how bookshops work. A leading literary organisation might be expected to know that – and not be encouraging censorship.
Update: now removed.
Wings gets quick results. Less than an hour after we published our post, @LitScotland has removed the illegal "guidance" from its Resources page. No explanation has been offered. https://t.co/zdZgxRelrz pic.twitter.com/DXdRFrFv2u
— Wings Over Scotland (@WingsScotland) May 24, 2024
Mick Hartley 
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