Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tricia Boucher Indonesia police probe Aceh abuse of transgender women Police in the majority-Muslim, semi-autonomous Aceh province publicly humiliated transgender women and are facing an investigation. The police have the support of the local community. Costa Rica votes for new president amid gay rights debate The recommendation of a Latin American court that Costa […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Right now I’m a member; previously I’ve served on the Rainbow List (2011-2013, Chair 2013), and the Programming Committee (2014-2016, Chair 2016). What does the GLBTRT mean to you? GLBTRT means an opportunity to meet other like-minded librarians, and a way to educate and inform […]
Hi All, Just a reminder, if you’re headed to Denver for Midwinter, mark your calendars now for the GLBTRT Social on Sunday, February 11 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Blush & Blu. We’ll have some light fare and drinks of all types, Blush & Blu is a bar and cafe. Suggested donation at the door is […]
By Tricia Boucher Gay Rights Activists Urge Amazon to Avoid These 9 States for Its HQ2 Amazon’s short list of cities for their new headquarters includes 11 cities in states without protections for LGBTQ persons. Advocates have launched a campaign to urge Amazon to locate in a state that does protect the LGBTQ community. Merriam-Webster […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I mostly just follow along with the discussion through the listserv at the moment, but I do hope to become more involved as my time with the GLBTRT increases. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? The GLBTRT is an asset and tool when developing […]
By A. Faulkner Nomination deadlines for the Larry Romans Mentorship Award, the GLBTRT Award for Political Activism, and the Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community have been extended to February 01, 2018. Last chance to get in your nominations!
By Tricia Boucher ‘One guy took a cutlass’: gay women at greater risk of violence in Ghana LGBT women in Ghana are often ostracized by their families in Ghana at a larger rate than men, putting them at greater risk for violence from family members as well as the general population. India’s top court to […]
By Tricia Boucher Check out the HRC’s State Equality Index and learn about laws and policies regarding LGBTQ persons across the country! Is deep-red Texas ready for a gay Latina Democrat? Lupe Valdez thinks so The first openly gay Hispanic sheriff (Dallas) in the country is running for governor of Texas. She has an uphill […]
By Thomas Maxheimer SCOTUS Lets Mississippi’s Heinous Anti-LGBTQ ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Stand The U.S. Supreme Court did not comment on the case challenging HB 1523 which allows officials, healthcare providers, and businesses to freely discriminate LGBTQ individuals if they cite “moral” or religious objections. Facebook ‘gay cure’ ad sparks outrage Over 1.5 million views were […]
By Thomas Maxheimer NBC’s New Drama Is Rewriting Its Gay Main Character as a Straight Man Rise, based on the book Drama High, written by Michael Sokolove, was actually based on the true story of Lou Volpe. Volpe was married to a woman until he came out. Rise will rewrite the main character as straight. […]