By Thomas Maxheimer Collecting LGBT Census Data Is ‘Essential’ To Federal Agency, Document Shows The U.S. Census Bureau has said, when questioned why they don’t count LGBT+ citizens, that there is no need to. However, this data is used by many governmental and non-governmental agencies to make funding decisions. NPR, through a Freedom of Information […]
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LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Google grants $1 million to preserve Stonewall oral history Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that the funding will go to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center to start the project, which will work with the National Park Foundation to preserve and educate future generations about what really happened during the Stonewall […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Oregon Becomes First State to Add Third Gender to Driver’s Licenses Residents will soon have the option of a third category under gender when applying for driver’s licenses or state ID cards. The options will be: female, male or “X”. Canada’s Senate Just Passed a Landmark Transgender Rights Bill “Gender identity and […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Hello Again Check out the trailer for the upcoming film HELLO AGAIN, which follows 10 love affairs across 10 different historic time periods in New York City. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman courted to appear in gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased, the film adaptation of the 2016 memoir of the same […]
Do you have materials related to the history of GLBTRT?
By Thomas Maxheimer Do you have materials related to the history of GLBTRT? Would you be interested in adding them to the digital archive? Not only are these materials important to understanding the history of the GLBTRT, they will help in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the GLBTRT in 2020. To get started see http://www.tinyurl.com/glbtrt50 […]
ALA Annual Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer GLBTRT Social at Columbia College Chicago Past, Past Chair and Honorary ALA member Ann Symons, Past Chair Deb Sica, and incoming Chair Jen Maguire-Wright Finding our name – Everyone had the opportunity to express their opinions on a possible name change for the GLBTRT.
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Nearly 50 years after Stonewall, trans people still feel excluded at pride Not only do transgender people report not feeling welcomed at pride events, they say they get more love from straight people than they do from gay men and lesbians. Survey Finds Broad Opposition to ‘License to Discriminate’ Laws The 2016 […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Germany grants rare humanitarian visa to gay man fleeing Chechnya At the time of this writing, Germany has granted two rare humanitarian visas for gay men escaping persecution in Chechnya. More are expected in the coming months reports Der Tagesspiegel. Gay man wins election for Irish prime minister The gay son of […]
Meet Tracey Reed! An RT Member Profile
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Member What does the GLBTRT mean to you? A place, within my work community, to focus on smaller and larger issues related to LGBTQ issues. Are you involved in ALA in other ways? Not at this moment. I have been in the past and might […]
As One Free Online Viewing until 06/30
By A. Faulkner In celebration of Pride Month, AS ONE’s World Premiere video will be available to the public for viewing in its entirety. The official description reads: “In this chamber opera for two singers and string quartet by composer Laura Kaminsky, librettist Mark Campbell and librettist/filmmaker Kimberly Reed, a mezzo-soprano and a baritone depict […]