Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Thomas Maxheimer Thousands Swarm Stonewall Inn To Protest Trump Braving the cold February weather, thousands took gathered around the Stonewall Inn, lead by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to demand an end to Trump’s executive orders. Virginia House Passes Anti-LGBTQ ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Regardless of a similar bill being vetoed by the Governor last […]
By Thomas Maxheimer February Sees Great New LGBT+ Offerings On Netflix, Hulu, And HBO Streaming Netflix: Magic Mike (2012), available Feb. 1 Paris Is Burning (1990), available Feb. 1 From This Day Forward: A Trans Love Story (2015), available Feb. 1 Me, Myself and Her (2015), available Feb. 6 King Cobra (2016), available Feb. 14 […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Outpouring Of Love For Trans Woman Who Regrets Transition Because Of Haters Scottish trans woman Sandra MacDougall received hundreds of messages of support. MacDougall was so discouraged that it caused her to question her gender affirming surgery in 2000. Her story of prejudice, abuse, and transphobic violence appeared in a Scottish newspaper […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I just finished a two-year appointment on the Over the Rainbow Booklist Committee, which was an amazing and exhausting experience! I’ll take some time to breathe, and then consider how I can help out next. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? For me personally, […]
By Thomas Maxheimer GOP Congressman To Reintroduce ‘First Amendment Defense Act’, The Vilest Religious Freedom Bill Of Our Time Representative Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) plans to reintroduce the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), and House and Senate members are also planning to file legislation to “protect” people who claim religious objections to marriage equality. Donald Trump […]
By Thomas Maxheimer A Practical Guide For Resisting The Trump Agenda Want to fight but not sure where to start? Looking for a local group to join? The Indivisible Guide was created by former congressional staffers and lists simple, actionable steps you can take today to make your voice heard. Watch the video, download the […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Donald Trump Will Not Repeal Obama’s LGBTI Workplace Protections, But This Does Not Make Him An Ally While Trump has said he will keep the 2014 Executive Order put in place by former President Obama to protect workers of federal contractors, this does not extinguish fears of broad ‘religious freedom’ legislation. The […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Sarah Paulson uses SAG Awards speech to call for donations to ACLU Bisexual actress Sara Paulson won for her performance as Marcia Clark in The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story. She said, “I would like to make a plea for everyone, if they can, any money they have to spare […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Taiwanese Defense Ministry’s Gay-Themed TV Episode Removed From YouTube An anti-gay group got an episode of a gay-themed TV show produced by the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense removed from YouTube. The group ‘Alliance of Crying for Hope’ called the government ‘shameful’ and ‘needing medical attention’. They claimed the video violated community […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Upset About The Trump Presidency? Here Are 5 Ways To Deal We live in a different world than we did a few weeks ago, and as our anxiety levels increase in the first few weeks of the Trump administration, it might be a good time to begin to evaluate possible ways to […]