Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Last week, GLBT News published a story about the state of Kansas trying to block the growth of the internet in all their communities. Communication on the internet about the state’s actions may have embarrassed legislators enough that they withdrew their idea. Because that’s exactly what they did when they postponed hearings set for last […]
Thanks to Miss Ingrid for this great view of The Rainbow Project. In the post-Midwinter Meeting report for the Rainbow Project Committee, Chair Christie Gibrich addressed several issues that other GLBTRT committees are also tackling. Language: GLBTRT Board eliminated the words “nomination,” “nominate,” and “nominee” from the round table’s committees that select bibliographies and awards. […]
Last year, THEM, a “literary journal of trans* writers” debuted, showcasing “writing that doesn’t appeal to ‘being trans*’ as if it were one, complete narrative.” Editor Jos Charles’ interview in the Lambda Literary Review about starting the journal, aesthetics, and what constitutes “tran* writing” is well-worth reading.
Ann Symons, the 2014-2015 chair of the GLBTRT, reports that she is still looking for one- and two-year volunteers for the following committees. If you are interested, email her at ann.symons@gmail.com. Tell her a bit about yourself and why you want to serve on a specific committee. More information about the committees is at http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/committees […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Peter Hepburn! A second-term GLBTRT Councilor, Peter was recently elected to the ALA Council Executive Board, receiving the greatest number of votes from Council members to attain this position. In his professional life, he is most proud of his willingness to leave a large research university after earning tenure, having the […]
In a public letter addressed to all Primates of the Anglican Communion and the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda, Archbishop of Canterbury Joseph Welby called for “pastoral care for all” regardless of a person’s sexual orientation. This letter, co-authored by the Archbishop of York, comes not long before Welby is to spend five days in […]
A new report from The Williams Institute and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, “Suicide Attempts among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults,” compiles findings from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Forty-one percent of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals attempt suicide, compared to 4.6 percent of the general population and 10 to 20 percent of the […]
Connor Mertens, an 18 year-old kicker at Willamette University in Oregon, made history when he came out as bisexual to his coach and then the world while still an active player. Mertens has received broad support for his actions, including widespread support from his coaches, his team’s leadership council, and the team itself. This past […]
Annette Gavigan, museum registrar on the American Alliance of Museum’s LGBTQ Alliance’s steering committee, is co-chairing a task force to develop LGBTQ welcoming standards for museums. She is looking for relevant resources for practices organized across functions/areas of professional practice (e.g., for membership managers, marketing teams, educators, front-line staff, curators, etc.). The resources would be […]
This year’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices, sponsored by the Lambda Literary Foundation, will be August 3-10, 2014 on the campus of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. Faculty include Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Fiction workshop; Randall Kenan, Nonfiction workshop; Eduardo C. Corral, the Poetry workshop; and Elizabeth Sims, Genre Fiction with an emphasis […]