By Thomas Maxheimer Star Wars boss confirms ‘talks’ about gay Finn/Poe romance Discussions have taken place, according to head of Lucasfilm, about a potential same-sex romance in Star Wars. Director hints there may be gay subplot in Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel While Marvel Cinematic Universe has yet to introduce a LGBTI character, director James […]
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LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer President Trump nominates ‘extreme’ anti-LGBTI politician Mark Green for top army job ‘ In September of 2016, Mark Green said ‘If you poll the psychiatrists, they’re going to tell you that transgender is a disease.’ George W. Bush attacks Trump over HIV/AIDS funding Former president George W. Bush wrote a column for […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer LGBT Titles Top The List Of Most Banned And Challenged Books In America In case you missed it, ALA’s annual list of the most banned books of 2016 was released recently and many of them contain LGBT+ characters and content. The full list can be found here. TX Senate Advances Bill Allowing […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer After transgender bathroom battle, North Carolina looks to ban same-sex marriage Even after losing billions of dollars and thousands of jobs with their ‘bathroom bill’, North Carolina state legislature has introduced a bill to ban marriage equality in the state. NYC man punched on subway for being gay as city sees […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody’ Cover Will Make You Queen Out: WATCH Check out the official trailer! Frank Ocean Releases New Track Frank Ocean released a new track called “Biking” on his Beats 1 radio show on Friday night, accompanied by a video. Ian McKellen Offers a Haunting Glimpse of His Youth as a […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Two maidens’ of Pompeii have male DNA, now ‘gay lovers’ These two bodies, found in Pompeii with one person’s head resting on the other’s chest, were previously thought to be two young women, and were even labeled “The Two Maidens”.However, testing this week showed that they both had male DNA and that […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Over 800 couples marry in first month of legal same-sex unions Since granting gender-neutral marriage equal legal status in March, Finland has welcomed approximately 800 couples into marriage. A high percentage, 770, were already civil partnerships, while 87 were entirely new unions. Russia bans pictures of Putin in drag: So these are […]
Meet Ashley Dunne! An RT Member Profile
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Just a member for now. I’d like to be more involved! What does the GLBTRT mean to you? I’m not sure yet, but I’m hoping it can be a place for dialogue about LGBT representation in books as well as our place in the library […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer New Mexico’s GOP Governor Signs Bill Outlawing ‘Conversion Therapy’ The Republican Governor of New Mexico, Susana Martinez, signed into law a bill that would prohibit the use of conversion therapy in the state. This makes New Mexico the seventh state to bar the practice. Hundreds Of LGBTQ People Held A Dance Party […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Signs Bill Legalizing Discrimination Against LGBT Students Governor Matt Bevin has signed into law a Kentucky ‘religious freedom’ bill which legalizes discrimination against LGBT students. HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow puts it this way, “No student should fear being excluded from a school club or participating in a […]