Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
As a fan of all types of opera, from Francesca Caccini to Phillip Glass, I am always interested in the myriad ways composers and artists adjust the genre to fit the times. If you also love opera, or drag, or now …both!, check out the new offering from Opera Philadelphia, starring Sasha Velour. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/arts/music/sasha-velour-drag-opera.html If […]
Hoping you could score the 666th pair of Lil Nas X satan Shoes? …nope. Nike scored “a legal win against streetwear firebrand MSCHF.” Read more about the temporary restraining approved by the U.S. District Court in NY and find out the Trump connection here: https://theglowup.theroot.com/nike-won-its-motion-against-lil-nas-xs-satan-shoes-the-1846605054 Lil Nas X’s new video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” has […]
Tony Murray, who along with his husband Mark Collins, provided the support for their nephew Jason Collins to come out as an openly gay NBA player, passed away from COVID in late March. Collins and Murray married in 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/obituaries/tony-murray-dead-virus.html
Transgender model Leyna Bloom breaks barriers as the first transgender woman of color to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/leyna-bloom-black-asian-transgender-sports-illustrated/index.html
Openly gay Carlos J. Powell sold shoes by day, and by night vlogged about his deepest passion: perfume. Known to his YouTube fans as “Brooklyn Fragrance Lover,” Carlos Powell died last month at the age of 56. This beautiful profile story appeared in the March 18th New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/style/perfume-youtube.html You can see the videos […]
16 year old high school track team member Tom Ammiano rightfully won a varsity letter at his New Jersey High School but he never received it, told at the last minute that his final meet did not count. Now, at age 79, the gay rights leader will finally get the varsity letter he deserved 63 […]
As spring training gets under way, enjoy this wonderful excerpt from Andrew Maraniss’ new book “Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke.” Glenn Burke was a player with both the LA Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979. During his time in the pros, Burke was out to teammates, and suffered from discrimination during […]
The Dodgers manager showed love for Tommy Jr., but publicly denied that he was gay and that he died of AIDS complications. Friends hope to honor the men by discussing their relationship. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/sports/baseball/tommy-lasorda-son.html
Deb Price, who was the nation’s first syndicated lesbian columnist, dies in Hong Kong, where she lived with her wife, Joyce Murdoch. Deb Price was 62. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/business/media/deb-price-dead.html https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/11/28/deb-price-pioneering-columnist-lgbtq-issues-dead-62
As an update on the untimely death of transgender activist Monica Roberts, according to Monica’s mother Mabel, Monica died of natural causes on October 5, 2020. Earlier reports of the activist being struck by a vehicle were false. You can read the New York Times obituary here.