Equity Statement
The Lavender Library, Archives and Cultural Exchange (LLACE) acknowledges the land which we occupy as the traditional and current home of the Nisenan, Maidu, and Miwok tribal nations. LLACE stands in solidarity with indigenous people and the legacy of indigenous nations who honor gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation beyond the settler colonial paradigm.
LLACE is committed to creating a community space rooted in social justice, equity, healing, and collective liberation. LLACE fundamentally believes in the power of the people. LLACE recognizes serving our community means that our work must be intersectional across the expansive identities and lived experiences of LGBTQIATwoSpirit+ people: race, ethnicity, social class, gender identity, sexual orientation, body size, ability, neurodivergence, religion, immigration status, foster youth, beyond the nuclear family and monogamy, formerly incarcerated, unhoused, substance usage, and much more. LLACE recognizes that LGBTQIATwoSpirit+ spaces have historically centered assimilative white gays and lesbians; it is critical to name our organization’s own history rooted in whiteness and privilege. LLACE acknowledges the legacy of Black and Brown Trans Women of Color that collectively built the foundation for the queer liberation movement.
In combating all the forms of oppression that stem from white supremacy and anti-Black racism, LLACE is committed to an anti-racist framework and practice by centering and uplifting Black, Indigenous, Queer and Trans People of Color (BIQTPOC) in our leadership, in programs, our collections/materials, and in every area of our organization.