"The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht charts the campaign against the Scottish government's controversial gender recognition laws. It had been nominated by a number of members of the public to be part of the institution's Dear Library exhibition. In the wake of polarising debates over trans rights, and after concerns were raised by the library's LGBT+ staff network, it said it had decided not to include the book in the exhibition although it did still have the text in its reading rooms."
"After an outcry over that decision, however, the library has said it will now include it. Concerned about the effect of the polarising public discourse around the subject matter, the library made the curatorial decision not to include the book in this exhibition, it said in a statement on Thursday. The library has since been subject to scrutiny regarding the decision."
"We hope this is a turning point in public discourse in Scotland, particularly around sex and gender identity, but also other topics. We will not progress as a nation unless we are able to celebrate our pluralist society and discuss ideas and beliefs in a rational way."
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht is an anthology that charts the campaign against the Scottish government's gender recognition laws and was nominated for the Dear Library centenary exhibition by members of the public. The National Library initially excluded the book from the exhibition after concerns raised by its LGBT+ staff network and because of polarising public debates, while keeping the text available in its reading rooms. Following public scrutiny and talks involving national librarian Amina Shah, board chair Drummond Bone, and editors Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn, the library apologised for not consulting the editors and reversed the decision to include the book.
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