Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tricia Boucher LGBT people in Egypt targeted in wave of arrests and violence Amnesty International reports that people are being arrested in Egypt after rainbow flags were displayed at a concert. While not a criminal offense in Egypt, people suspected of homosexual acts, particularly men, are often arrested. Groundbreaking LGBTQ Art Show on Display […]
By Tricia Boucher Trans Teen Sues Catholic Health Organization After Being Denied Medical Care The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender boy who was denied medical care – not by his mother’s insurance carrier, but by her employer, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA. OutFront: Harvard Swimmer Sets Example for […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Trump’s Strategic HHS Plan Erases All Mention of LGBTQ People and Their Health Needs HRC reports that the Department of Health and Human Services 2018-2022 strategic plan has been scrubbed of all mention of LGBTQ-related issues. Lambda Legal to Appeal to SCOTUS to Block Mississippi’s Heinous Anti-LGBTQ ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Even though […]
By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Marsha P. Johnson,’ ‘How To Survive A Plague’ and Everything Streaming In October on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon How to Survive a Plague (2012), Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo (2014), Stonewall (2015), The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017), Fifty Shades Darker (Unrated Version) (2017), and many more! ‘Younger’ […]
By Tricia Boucher At Last: First Same-Sex Couple Marries in Germany Despite the fact that Angela Merkel voted against same-sex marriage, it won the vote in Germany. This past week, the first same-sex couple was legally married there. South Korea soldier: ‘Criminal because I’m gay’ All South Korean men must serve in the military. A […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Member What does the GLBTRT mean to you? I enjoy reading posts about what is going on in the LGBTQI library community and learning about new publications. I also like to keep up with the developments around LGBT archives. Are you involved in ALA in […]
By Tricia Boucher Parents were outraged over a non-binary teacher, so the school removed them A Florida math teacher sent a note home with students requesting to be addressed with gender-neutral language. After an outcry from parents, Mx. Bressack was reassigned to an adult class. Man convicted of a hate crime in the murder of […]
By Brian Hulsey The U.N. Floated a Resolution Condemning the Death Penalty for LGBT People. The U.S. Voted “No.” The U.N. Human Rights Council put forward a resolution to condemn those countries which instituted a death penalty for specific acts like “same-sex relations.” The resolution passed by a 27-13 margin and was met with a […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Lawsuit filed against Michigan state after same-sex couple turned away from adopting The Children’s Services Agency, a state contracted adoption agency in Michigan, is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for turning away at least one same-sex couple. The ACLU is also suing Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services. […]
By Thomas Maxheimer This Transgender Couple Met in the Military and Ellen is Celebrating Their Unique Story Ellen’s show focusing on the Trump administration’s forthcoming ban on transgender people serving in the military included Logan and Laila Ireland, a transgender couple who met while serving in the military. Watch the segment here. ‘Battle of the […]