Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tricia Boucher ‘Yes!’: marriage equality rally sweeps Sydney – in pictures The Guardian has a great set of photos of the rally in Sydney, Australia supporting marriage equality – 30,000 people strong! Trauma as travellers face a gender issue going through security Harassment claims by this Londoner highlights fears of discrimination faced by LBGT (particularly […]
By Brian Hulsey Ex-Downers Grove library official to argue for reinstatement after alleged homophobic comments Art Jaros, who was recently removed from the Downers Grove library board for making offensive comments regarding diversity, inclusion, and homosexuality, applied for an injunction to have his removal reversed. Trump admin comes out against amendment protecting trans troops “The […]
By Tricia Boucher Edie Windsor, Mother of Marriage Equality, Dead at 88 Edie Windsor, whose Supreme court case against the federal government paved the way for marriage equality, died. A public memorial is at 12:30pm on Friday, September 15th at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City. Row over AI that ‘identifies gay faces’ Stanford […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Harvard and Yale welcome more bisexual freshmen than ever before A survey has revealed that 7.9% of students in the 2021 graduating class of Harvard identify as bisexual, up from 2.5% in 2007. At Yale, 5% of freshmen identify as bisexual, higher than the 1.8% of overall U.S. population. Russian Official Warns […]
By Thomas Maxheimer The extended Will & Grace trailer is everything we hoped it would be Check out the latest trailer here! The reboot is scheduled to air on September 28. Gunshots Ring Out in the First Teaser for ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ – WATCH Check out the latest preview of […]
By Tricia Boucher Why same-sex marriage isn’t legal in Australia While the majority of Australians are in favor of legalizing marriage between persons of the same sex, it has not yet been made legal in Australia. Here’s why. Postal survey on same-sex marriage ‘unique and offensive’, high court told Australia is still at it…since the […]
By Brian Hulsey Library official removed after reported comments on homosexuality While Arthur Jaros refutes some of the claims, he believes that the children’s section of the library should be operated under a different set of principles and that “young children should not be exposed to materials that may confuse them about their sexual identity.” […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Member What does the GLBTRT mean to you? My participation in my State and National Associations’ GLBT roundtables allows me to support public and professional services that benefit my community, even as my state scrambles to pass laws against us. Are you involved in ALA […]
By Tricia Boucher This Trans CEO Has Helped Hundreds in Her Community Find Work This video tells the story of Michaela Mendelsohn, the owner of the largest El Pollo Loco franchises, who makes a point of hiring trans employees. Lesbian Ex-Mayor Has Perfect Response To Ann Coulter’s Hurricane Nonsense Annise Parker responds to remarks by […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Transgender service members sue over Trump military ban At least two lawsuits have been filed against Mr. Trump’s mandate to ban transgender people from the U.S. military. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, discussing one of the lawsuits, argued that the President’s “unilateral decision” was made “without any meaningful deliberative process and […]