April 23 at 12 PM ET on Zoom
Open to booksellers from regionals across the country.

REGISTER | Submit topics to the panel

In response to the alarming rise of anti-LGTBTQ legislation, book bans, and attempts to repress LGBTQ free expression, SIBA is hosting a panel on supporting trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender non-conforming staff and community. The event is open to all booksellers who are members of their regional bookselling associations. Topics will include an overview of trends, resources, and tips, recommended practices to address needs of and advocate for trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender non-conforming staff, and how stores can show support within their communities. Booksellers can submit topics or questions to the panel anonymously

Candice Huber, owner of Tubby & Coo’s Traveling Book Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana and SIBA’s Member Relations Coordinator, will moderate the discussion, which includes Philomena Polefrone, Associate Director of American Booksellers for Free Expression, the free expression initiative of the American Booksellers Association, and E. R. Anderson, Executive Director of Charis Circle, the 501c3 non-profit programming arm of Charis Books in Decatur, Georgia.