Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman Slovakia has failed to pass a referendum that would have blocked LGB marriage and adoption in that country. While over 95% of those voting supported the referendum, Slovak law requires that 50 percent of eligible voters turnout for a referendum to pass a legitimacy threshold. Since fewer than 25 percent actually […]
A new comedy series with a trans actress as one of its romantic leads, named Boy Meets Girl, will air on BBC2 later this year. The new series is particularly notable in contrast with Amazon’s trans-focused series Transparent, which has faced criticism for casting a cisgender actor in its leading trans role. The series “revolves […]
By Peter Coyl The 2015 Stonewall Book Awards were announced yesterday and today by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award, part of the ALA Youth Media Awards, […]
By John Mack Freeman The Executive Board of the GLBTRT has proposed several changes to the bylaws of the organization. Comments are welcomed on the GLBTRT listserv or via direct comment to the Board. The documents are also available in the ALA Connect space for GLBTRT. The proposed changes can be seen below: [gview file=”http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GLBTRT-Bylaws-proposedrevisions-for-2015-V4cleanforboard.docx”] […]
By Tess Goldwasser David is the Chair of the GLBTRT Web Committee. The RT’s web presence is spread over many platforms: Drupal (main website), WordPress (4 blogs), Twitter, Facebook, and LibraryThing. David coordinates all the content and technological updates to these various platforms. He has been a member of GLBTRT since joining ALA nine years […]
By Peter Coyl Fellow RT Members: If you will be at ALA MW this coming week, please note the following RT events taking place. Of particular note is our panel discussion Sunday morning about blood donations. Our Executive Board meeting is open to all and we encourage members to come see how the Round Table […]
Via press release CHICAGO — In recognition of National Blood Donor Month, Librarians Build Communities (LBC), a Membership Initiative Group of the American Library Association (ALA), has organized a community blood drive during the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. Conference attendees are encouraged to join LBC in this life-saving event on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, and Sunday, […]
By John Mack Freeman During this past week’s State of the Union, President Obama included the words “lesbian,” “bisexual,” and “transgender” in the text of the speech. While LGBT issues have been spoken of in the past, this is the first time that these groups have been explicitly named. From Gay Star News: [Obama said,] […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, TED released a talk given by Morgana Bailey in which she comes out as a lesbian. What follows is a talk about the importance of inclusion and fully embracing openness in the workplace. You can watch it below:
By John Mack Freeman The Supreme Court has decided that they’ll hear marriage equality cases this spring, and it has people across the country thinking that this issue may well be settled once and for all. But that hasn’t stopped movement in the states. Here’s some of what has gone on this week: In the […]