Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ashley R. Lierman I’m hesitant to call myself a gamer for a number of reasons, some of them obvious. I’ve played console video games regularly for most of my life, probably hundreds of them by now, since my sister and I were first given our treasured NES with Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt […]
Via press release CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has designated June 2015 as GLBT Book Month™, a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. GLBT Book Month™ is an initiative of the American Library Association and is coordinated through its Office for Diversity, Literacy, […]
By John Mack Freeman A federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice this week alleges that a TA professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant was denied promotion because she was transgender. Via LGBTQ Nation: Rachel Tudor, an assistant professor of English at the university, didn’t receive a promotion despite a recommendation from […]
By John Mack Freeman A new set of sex education standards put forth by the South Korean government forbids teachers from discussing GLBT people or issues at all. It also bans several words from being used in sex education and removes all references to homosexuality or a teacher’s personal views about sexual matters. Via PinkNews: […]
By John Mack Freeman The Seanad Eireann (Ireland’s upper legislative body) approved the Children and Family Relationship Bill this week by a margin of 20-2. The bill had been the subject of day’s of discussion and over 120 amendments. This bill allows for adoption of children by same-sex couples. Via PinkNews: The bill – which […]
Via press release WASHINGTON – Counsel for plaintiffs from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee marriage lawsuits today announced that Mary L. Bonauto and Doug Hallward-Driemeier will represent the plaintiffs at the cases’ scheduled April 28 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court. Bonauto will present arguments for question 1: “Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a […]
By John Mack Freeman The Oakland Athletic’s have planned their first LGBT Pride Night on June 17. This led to a small firestorm among some season ticket holders who threatened to sell their tickets for that night’s game. Eireann Dolan (girlfriend of A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle) has called their bluff. In an open letter on […]
By John Mack Freeman Probably the biggest legislative news in GLBT issues this week has been the firestorm surrounding RFRAs (or state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts). These bills would ostensibly allow workers to deny service to others based on the worker’s religious beliefs. There are numerous problems with these laws: what constitutes a burden or […]
By Ashley R. Lierman According to a recent press release, Roland Emmerich’s documentary on the Stonewall riots will be released this fall by Roadside Attractions, according to the Advocate: “I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now,” Emmerich said in […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris stated that she would ask the California Supreme Court to relieve her of the duty of having to write a summary and title for a citizen-proposed initiative that would call for vigilante executions of homosexuals. Harris is in the process of beginning her campaign […]