Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The GLBTRT is pleased to announce the selection of Dontaná McPherson-Joseph as our sponsored member of the 2016 Emerging Leaders program. Dontaná is a staff member at Charles County Public Library in Maryland and a student at San Jose State University School of Information. The Emerging Leaders will participate in training […]
Via press release The American Library Association’s Office for Research and Statistics is now accepting applications for theLoleta D. Fyan Grant, a grant for up to $5,000 for the improvement of public libraries and the services they provide. Loleta D. Fyan, ALA President 1951-1952, believed that every individual, regardless of residence, is equally entitled to […]
Via press release The American Library Association’s Office for Research and Statistics is accepting applications from innovative researchers for the annual Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant. The $3,000 grant is given to one or more librarians or library educators who will conduct research, over the course of one year, that could lead to an improvement […]
By John Mack Freeman The ACLU has sued the Giles County, Tennessee school board for a dress code policy that bans any clothing that supports GLBT issues, including rainbow clothing. The issue was initially raised when Richland High School student Rebecca Young wore a shirt that said “Some People Are Gay, Get Over It: on […]
By John Mack Freeman The legislature in the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus have voted to approve civil unions between same-sex partners. While joint adoption rights were not included in the measure, this is seen as a positive step forward in a culturally conservative country where the Orthodox Church (Greek) has significant sway. Many believe this move […]
By John Mack Freeman Wasilla, Alaska’s city officials heard public comment on Monday, November 25th regarding a complaint that the Wasilla Public Library had James Dawson’s This Book Is Gay included in their juvenile nonfiction section. The complaint was brought forward after an area resident found her son reading the book. Via Alaska Public Media: This Book […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Carol, a film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel The Price of Salt, opens this weekend with a limited release. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as two women in a love affair in 1950s New York, and has already been receiving major critical acclaim. Even if the film […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Her Story, an upcoming scripted web series, explores the experiences of trans women when dating, featuring a trans woman in a relationship with a cisgender lesbian. Crowdfunded by independent creators, the series is planned to debut free online around the end of January 2016. The Advocate has an interview with the […]
Gay journalist and long-time activist Mark Segal has penned a memoir of his perspective on the early LGBT movement, titled And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality (Akashic Books, 2015). The Advocate has posted an excerpt from the work, recounting Segal’s narrative of the Stonewall riots and aftermath, activism with the Gay […]
By Ashley R. Lierman A new ad for department store chain Kohl’s for the holidays includes, among other things, a toast to a same-sex couple by their family members. The commercial is one of an apparently increasing number of TV advertisements featuring families with same-sex couples recently, including the Campbell’s Soup ad including a same-sex […]