Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The Clean Reader app for iOS and Android released recently. This program blocks profanity from e-books by taking out the offending word and replacing it with a “cleaner” alternative or by simply leaving a blank space. Although the word is viewable by tapping the space, the goal of the app is […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The first official LGBT character in the Star Wars canon will appear in Paul S. Kemp’s novel Lords of the Sith,reports Big Shiny Robot: Moff Mors is an Imperial who has made some very serious mistakes but she is an incredibly capable leader and spends much of the book working hard […]
GLBT News solicited each of the current candidates for ALA President to submit a guest column for our membership. The News Committee nor GLBTRT officially endorses any candidate for ALA office. Hello! I’m delighted to have this opportunity to reach my fellow members of GLBTRT. I’m Joe Janes, and I’m a faculty member and Chair […]
GLBT News solicited each of the current candidates for ALA President to submit a guest column for our membership. The News Committee nor GLBTRT officially endorses any candidate for ALA office. I’m JP Porcaro and I’m running for president of the American Library Association; let me tell you how I got to this point. I […]
GLBT News solicited each of the current candidates for ALA President to submit a guest column for our membership. The News Committee nor GLBTRT officially endorses any candidate for ALA office. “We have had an unusual campaign and we have the rare opportunity to expand our reach to groups by using blogs, newsletters and virtual […]
GLBT News solicited each of the current candidates for ALA President to submit a guest column for our membership. The News Committee nor GLBTRT officially endorses any candidate for ALA office. I have a keen interest in issues of intellectual freedom – and am the author of “The New Inquisition: Understanding the Managing Intellectual Freedom […]
By John Mack Freeman Gay Star News: This short film captures exactly what it is like to be a trans teen Advocate.com: WATCH: Ad Council’s Touching PSA Knows ‘Love Has No Gender’ Joe. My. God.: Slovenia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Pink News: Obama files legal brief calling for equal marriage in all 50 states LGBTQ Nation: All-women’s […]
By John Mack Freeman The last week has not been good for GLBT rights in the Deep South. In Alabama, the state Supreme Court has halted same-sex marriages. They said in a decision that they did not agree that a federal court had jurisdiction to overturn an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that restricted marriage to a man […]
By John Mack Freeman Psychology Today has agreed to stop accepting ads from therapists that offer “reparative,” “conversion,” or “ex-gay” therapy. The move came after the HRC sent a letter to the publication’s management. Although initially the publication resisted making the change, stating that they did not maintain editorial control over those listings, they changed their […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, the Supreme Court announced that they will hear oral arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages on April 28th. The Court will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral debate on the issue, and the transcripts will be released the next day. There is no plan at this time […]