Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Thomas Maxheimer Faced with hate crimes in Turkey, gay Syrians say ‘visibility’ worth the risks LGBT+ Syrians have existed only as victims of the Islamic State, explains Syria Direct’s Madeline Edwards from Germany, where he now lives. He is organizing a contest, dubbed Mr. Gay Syria, which he hopes will serve as “a message […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Guess Why This Texas Lawmaker Is Proposing To Regulate Male Masturbation In response to the anti-women legislative efforts in Texas, one lawmaker, State Rep. Jessica Farrar has introduced HB4260, “A Man’s Right to Know,” which, while satirical, illustrates the heinous health and legal restrictions that have been levied against Texas women. Among […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Director-at-large on the Executive Board for three years. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? The GLBTRT is my home in ALA, along with the Spectrum Scholars. So to me, it means a welcoming place for people like me and our allies, who might need […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Yelp Will Help You Find A Gender-Neutral Bathroom It’s difficult to locate helpful news for trans people in the US lately, but Yelp is trying to do something to help. Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Reverses, Allows LGBTQ Veterans Group to March After public outrage, and sponsors and elected officials pulling out, […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Make America Hate Again: LGBT+ Centers In At Least Five States Have Been Vandalized Since January Apparently making American great again was intended only for straight, white, cis gendered men because since being elected, the Trump administration has managed to empower plenty of anti-semitic, anti-ethic, and anti-gay hate as witnessed most recently […]
Peter Brunette, a member of the GLBTRT Resources Committee, has recently published an annotated bibliography which includes resources about gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender persons, and two-spirit persons who identify as Native American in the United States and First Nations people in Canada. To access the resource, you can visit the GLBTRT Professional Tools page […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Jesse Tyler Ferguson Has Perfect Answer For Parents Scared About Gay Characters With one movie theatre refusing to show Beauty and the Beast, and Russia banning the movie for anyone under the age of 16, Jessie responds, “I’ve seen a million heterosexual movies and never for a moment, did I think for a […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Trump’s Roll-Back Of Transgender Rights Causes Worldwide Scare As US courts and Donald Trump roll back rights of transgender people, the more progressive corners of Europe and Latin America are shaking their heads in bewilderment. UK Tells Gay Asylum Seekers From Afghanistan To Pretend To Be Straight If They Are Deported As […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Arkansas Senate OKs Anti-Gay Marriage, Abortion Proposals The Arkansas Senate has approved two measures it had previously rejected that call for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage and abortion nationwide. Senate Confirms Three Homophobic Cabinet Appointees Former surgeon Ben Carson, was confirmed as Secretary of […]
By Thomas Maxheimer An Alabama Drive-In Bans ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Character The owner of a drive-in movie theater in rural northeastern Alabama said that she would not show Disney’s new version of “Beauty and the Beast” because it includes a gay character. The owner said she “will not compromise on what the […]