Just in case:
ALTRAC helps you say your piece. We provide the tools for you to let your Representative and Senator know that Alabamians don’t need this bill, or anything like it. Start here: ALTRAC.works - we’ll help you call and write who you need to.
Oh, and join our email list for updates, too. ❤️
Remember HB 23 from a few weeks ago? The umpteenth attempt to expand "Don't Say Gay?" So do we.
There's now an identical bill filed in the Senate as SB331. This strategy is an attempt to try to fast-track the bill.
But we're not going to let them do that.
You know what to do: altrac.works?src=bsky
Another year, another bad bill in Alabama. House Bill 23 has been proposed; if passed, it would extend “Don’t Say Gay” through the 12th grade. Sound familiar?
Let’s remind our representatives that Alabamians don’t want bills like this. We’ll help you make your voice heard: ALTRAC.works?source=bsky
There’s another chance to send a postcard to the APLS board: come see us at Gold Sprint Coffee tomorrow (12 October) between 11am and 5pm. As always, we’ll make sure you get to say your piece.
🚨 In or near #Huntsville, #Alabama❓RSVP to join our discussion on threats to our libraries tomorrow: https://bit.ly/4pXqP8g
What you'll take away ⬇️
Info about the divisive topics surrounding libraries & how we can stand together to protect them.
Join @splcenter.org, Empowering Women's Causes, @altrac.works, and @readfreelyal.bsky.social on Thursday, 10/9 for an educational panel titled "Recognizing the Divisive Concepts Used Against Public Libraries." More info and registration at www.splcenter.org/huntsville-f...
We’ll be here til 4pm today. We’re looking forward to helping you speak your mind about the proposed APLS administrative code changes.
Postcards will be awaiting your signature just outside of Dragon’s Forge Cafe (2nd floor of the north building) tomorrow, 1 October.
2211 Seminole Drive SW #2073
Huntsville, AL 35805
Have you written to the APLS board to tell them to reject the proposed code changes which would ban trans-positive materials from Alabama libraries?
Come see us and @at-the-root.bsky.social at Lowe Mill (in Huntsville) tomorrow; we’ll help you write to the APLS board. You CAN make a difference!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...
ATTN:
HMCPL board meeting
Tuesday 10/23 4pm
Downtown Library
Have you signed and shared our "DO NOT COMPLY" Petition yet? Please do so before Tuesday and let the board know we won't allow transphobia in our library
Alabama's state library board (APLS) is attempting to change the administrative code that determines public libraries' eligibility for public funding, placing transgender naterials for minors at risk. Link to take action or read on for more info: bit.ly/4gub7gz
Transphobia is okay, but trans acceptance is not? The proposed change deems "any material that promotes, encourages, or positively depicts transgender procedures, gender ideology, or the concept of more than two biological genders" as "inappropriate" for patrons under the age of 18.
The passage of this code change would require Alabama public libraries to remove all trans-positive materials from their youth collections or else forfeit state funding.
Want to do more? Sign up to speak at the public hearing in Montgomery on October 21, 2025, 10am. Email Vanessa Carr at vcarr@apls.state.al.us by 4:30pm October 14 to get on the list.
Alabama is targeting trans books, and we're teaming up with @altrac.works and @rainbowtrouble.bsky.social to fight back. We need YOU to send a letter to the APLS by Oct. 14 to OPPOSE these changes. Learn more and find our letter-writing resources, including printable postcards, at bit.ly/4gub7gz
We just use Bluesky and email (info@ALTRAC.works)! We don’t actively monitor our Facebook presence.
There’s still plenty of time to stop by Blue Apple Books and either pick up a book to donate on Saturday, or simply purchase one and leave it at Blue Apple for the book drive.
14 Main Street, Madison
10-6 Tues-Wed
10-8 Thurs-Sat
10-3 Sun
blueapplebookstore.com
More book drive info: altr.ac/queens
ALTRAC is proud to partner with @at-the-root.bsky.social, @rainbowtrouble.bsky.social, Shenanigans Comedy Theatre, and Blue Apple Books for this event. Connect with these great organizations: linktr.ee/diversityboo...
Marjorie Taylor Queens: Drag Queen Mafia, ft. Majesty Divine Saturday, June 28th, 4pm-7pm Campus 805 Butler Green Celebrate reading with a book drive benefiting the Diversity Library at Shenanigans Comedy Theatre, while Drag Queen Mafia presents book reviews on the green. Books may be dropped off at select Madison County businesses, or during the event itself. See the drop-off points here: https://altr.ac/queens Brought to you by: Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition At The Root Collective Rainbow Trouble Shenanigans Comedy Theatre The Diversity Library at Shenanigans Blue Apple Books
On June 28th, join ALTRAC as we celebrate reading with a book drive benefiting the Shenanigans Diversity Library, while Drag Queen Mafia presents book reviews on the green. Books may be dropped off at the event or at select Madison County businesses. See the drop-off locations here: altr.ac/queens
Good news: The deadname bill (HB246) is dead!
Bad news: the drag ban (HB67) and Don't Say Gay expansion (HB244) are still in play. Keep calling your AL Senator and demand they oppose both bills: altrac.works
PACK THE STATE HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING ALERT HB 67 Drag Ban & Trans Youth Erasure TUESDAY APRIL 29, 1:00 PM Room 825 HB 244 Don't Say Gay Expansion WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 9:00 AM Room 320 ALABAMA STATE HOUSE 11 SOUTH UNION STREET These are the LAST anti-LGBTQIA public hearings in 2025. Now is the time to show up and stand against our erasure! Tap in at https://ALTRAC.works/
House Bills 67 and 244, both anti-trans bills, are up for public hearings in committee this week. Join ALTRAC in Montgomery tomorrow and Wednesday - let’s tell our legislators once again, Alabama does NOT need these bills!
(If you can’t tell them in person, call or write. We’ll help: altrac.works)
Another week, another vote on another bad bill. House Bill 246, yet another “Don’t Say Gay” bill (seriously), is slated for a vote in the House Education Policy committee tomorrow. Call and write to your rep today - HB246 needs to die in committee.
We’ll help you send a strong message: ALTRAC.works
House Bill 244, the expansion of “Don’t Say Gay,” is slated for a vote in the House of Representatives tomorrow. Call and write to your rep tonight - even if you already did so when the bill was in Committee. Tell them to vote NO on HB244.
We’ll help: ALTRAC.works
HB244 is scheduled for a vote this Wednesday, April 9, and we’re not out of the woods on HB246 yet either. Call and write your rep and the Education Policy Committee members now - tell them to kill both of these “Don’t Say Gay” bills! We’ll show you how: ALTRAC.works
📚 Contact the Alabama Public Library Service and/or speak at the next board meeting on May 15. aplsws2.apls.state.al.us
⚖️ Tell your state legislators to oppose HB4, the Jail Librarians Bill, and to continue to fund their libraries. altrac.works
@at-the-root.bsky.social
Big shout to @50501movement.bsky.social for doing the heavy lifting at yesterday’s #HandsOff protest, resulting in one of Huntsville’s largest protests ever!💙 We couldn’t have done it without the support of all our local communities! #UnitedWeStandDividedWeFall @indivisible.org #Indivisible #Alabama
ALTRAC and @at-the-root.bsky.social continue our fight against the far-right extremists who are attempting to erase trans and queer Alabamians from public life by attacking the public library. Read our full statement here: altrac.link/apls
Tell your reps, unless they’re educating themselves on the trans community, they need to leave libraries AND trans folks alone: altrac.works
A funeral for the right to read. Join us as we mourn the loss of intellectual freedom in our libraries. Sunday, March 2 at 4:00pm. Big Spring Park West. Organized by At The Root Collective. The background is of a photo negative of a Christian cemetery.
Join @at-the-root.bsky.social at Big Spring Park this Sunday to mourn the loss of intellectual freedom in our libraries.
This week of the legislative session, we're tracking the "Trans Youth Erasure" and "Jail Librarians" bills, as well as two "Don't Say Gay" bills. What a mess!
Tell your representative to kill these poorly-written anti-queer bills before they leave committee. We'll show you how: altrac.works
Transcript: Tell Your Reps! We won't stand for criminalizing librarians, the LGBTQ+ community, or the Right to Read! Vote No on HB4. Joint campaign of At the Root Collective and the Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coaltion, altrac.works. The text overlays a photo of library shelves. The image also includes a QR code that goes to altract.works and the logos of At The Root Collective and ALTRAC.
We're teaming up with @altrac.works to combat AL HB4 (2025), which seeks to criminalize gender nonconformity and force library workers to censor trans and GNC materials and patrons. Please visit altrac.works and help us fight this and other transphobic legislation.
Keep pushing, y'all. Sign up for updates from ALTRAC, and contact your reps: altrac.works?src=bsky
The “What Is a Woman” Act has passed, but we’re not going to stop fighting. What we saw this week was a true turning point in Alabama queer rights history - YOU made a difference.
