Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The city of Venice, Italy has moved to ban books related to single-sex partnerships and gay adoption as part of a move to the right by the city’s new conservative mayor, Luigi Brugnaro. Via the Telegraph: “We don’t want to discriminate against anyone and at home parents can call themselves daddy […]
Via press release If you missed the press release from ALA after the same-sex marriage Supreme Court decision last week, here it is: American Library Association applauds marriage equality U.S. Supreme Court ruling For Immediate Release Fri, 06/26/2015 Contact: Macey Morales Manager, media relations Public Information Office mmorales@ala.org CHICAGO – Today the U.S. Supreme Court […]
By John Mack Freeman With such good news on the same-sex marriage front in the United States in the last week, it can be easy to lose sight of the struggles LGBT people are facing throughout the world. A Pride celebration in Turkey turned violent last weekend when the police attacked the celebrators with water […]
By John Mack Freeman A new app has been released by the University of California, San Francisco that will enable researchers to enroll individuals in the largest LGBT health study ever. Entitled PRIDE Study, the app is available in the app store for all Apple devices. Via Advocate.com: This ambitious study of LGBT health will […]
By John Mack Freeman The Girl Scouts of Western Washington received a $100,000 grant last week that would have enabled 500 girls to attend camp and would have greatly helped the mission of the organization. However, the donation came with stipulations: it could only be used on non-trans Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts have accepted […]
By Tess Goldwasser (Ed. Note: I interviewed Rob… about a year ago? And then forgot to write up a profile! Not because he’s forgettable; he’s certainly not. But because I am a flake. An apologetic flake. Please forgive me Rob!) Rob is the GLBTRT Liaison to the Leather Archives and Museum, and a member of the […]
Via press release Editor’s note: We have numerous past and present Emerging Leaders in the Round Table. If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please feel free to ask on the listserv and we will be more than happy to help you out! -JMF CHICAGO — The American Library Association […]
By John Mack Freeman A trio of bills have been introduced by Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives to make it significantly more difficult for same-sex couples to become married. Via PinkNews: Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, who sit in the Michigan House of Representatives, have filed House Bill 4732 – which would make […]
By John Mack Freeman Below is a list taken off of the ALA 2015 Annual Conference Scheduler of events that GLBTRT will be hosting. We hope to see you there! FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 8:30AM 8:30am – 12:00pm Rolling out the Rainbow Carpet: Serving LGBTQ Communities [$] Preconference/Institute,Ticketed event Moscone Convention Center 132 (N) SATURDAY, […]
By John Mack Freeman A court in South Korea ruled this week that the police could not ban a Pride celebration by refusing to issue permits for a parade. Via Gay Star News: The court ruled this violated LGBTI activists’ right to protest. ‘Unless there is a clear risk of danger to the public, preventing […]