Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Thanks to Deb Sica, Chair of the GLBTRT Executive Board, a roundup of GLBTRT Events at ALA Annual this year! Saturday, June 24th from 8:00-10:00 AM Upstairs Inferno Film Screening McCormick Place, W181c Saturday, June 24th from 8:30-10:30 AM Executive Board Meeting Palmer House, Honore Ballroom Saturday, June 24th from 10:30-11:30 AM Out and Proud: LGBTQ Literature McCormick Place, W190a Saturday, […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Pride in Kuala Lumpur cancelled following religious complaints Students at Taylor University, located near Kuala Lumpur, planned a three day LGBT+ celebration which they canceled, reportedly at the request of the university. The student group went on to condemn anti-LGBT+ activity in the country saying in part: “The State has perpetrated systemic […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? At present, I’m just a regular member. But I hope this is the start of a more active role on my part! What does the GLBTRT mean to you? So many things: visibility within my profession, support and resources when facing challenges or tackling issues, […]
By Thomas Maxheimer White House omits Luxembourg’s gay first gentleman from photo caption While it later corrected the problem after social media outrage, the White House initially posted a photo of the spouses of NATO leaders omitting one person from the caption: the husband of Luxembourg’s prime minister, Gauthier Destenay. Nevada passes marriage equality law […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Apple, Facebook and Google condemn Texas transgender bill As of the time of this writing, 15 technology companies have come out to condemn “discriminatory legislation” in Texas. United flight attendant accused gay father of molesting his own son Flight attendants insist that they are under increased pressure to report on the behavior […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Racism is a big problem in the gay community, survey finds 850 black, white, Asian, South Asian, Arab, and mixed race gay men participated in a survey that found 80% of black men, 79% of Asian men, 75% of South Asian men, 64% of mixed race men, and 100% of Arab men […]
By Thomas Maxheimer This new album features LGBTI musicians from all over the world The upcoming Rainbow Riots charity album features LGBT+ musicians from all over the world including countries where homosexuality is illegal such as Jamaica, Uganda, and Malawi. Watch the trailer here. ‘Arrival’ is a vivid and poignant animated story about a gay […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, first in Asia In a first for this area of the globe, Taiwan’s constitutional court declared same-sex couples do have the right to marry legally. Russian Activists Say They’ve Been Told US Visas Are Out Of Reach For Gay Chechens While US Ambassador to […]
By Thomas Maxheimer What it was like to watch the fight on the Texas House floor The recent drama in the Texas state legislature, which saw senators calling Immigration and Customs Services in an attempt to get some protesters deported, veered from the bill that was at issue at the time, the “bathroom bill”. This […]
By Thomas Maxheimer New York Pride to be broadcast live on TV for first time In a first for New York City Pride, WABC-TV will air the event live on TV for the first time. The June 25th event will be broadcast live to the surrounding metropolitan area, but will also be steamed via its […]