August 29, 2011
Do you consider yourself to be a Gypsy or Traveller?

A library in Islington, north London is asking would-be patrons a series of totally normal questions that every library asks when you go to apply for a card.

You know, like your name, your address, whether or not you have a “hidden impairment, such as cancer, HIV, or diabetes.”

But it doesn’t stop there.

Read the rest at Jezebel.

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    …Why would any library want to know these things, and stuff like if you are transgender? If you want to know which books...
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