I regret
I regret that I can only leave ALA once. If I could, I’d leave it again.
As though unchallenged racism from the mouth of the organization president weren’t enough, ALA YALSA just chose to honor a virulent homophobe.
I am disgusted. Ashamed. Infuriated. Unsurprised.
A commitment to diversity needs to be more than lip service, ALA. That commitment also needs to inform your actions. It isn’t. Do something about it.