In discussing her pursuit of the improvement of materials for gays and lesbians in libraries, she said, "For years I would haunt libraries and secondhand book shops trying to find stories to read about my people, and then I became active in other arenas of the gay rights movement, but I always kept an eye on the emerging literature...It began to talk about homosexuals who were healthy and happy and wholesome and who had good lives...That rang the bells for me—libraries, gay books!"
She was dedicated to improving materials for gay and lesbian individuals in libraries, and she recounted her past efforts of searching for books about her community in secondhand shops and libraries. She later became involved in other aspects of the LGBTQ+ rights movement but always kept an eye on emerging literature that portrayed positive representations of homosexuals as healthy, happy, and successful.