Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The first ever international conference on trans military particiaption was held in Washington, D. C. this week. Advocates for trans military inclusion and trans military members from around the world were invited to speak. Via an ACLU press release: “The lesson from today’s conference is clear,” said Aaron Belkin, Director of […]
By John Mack Freeman It can be easy to forget in the excitement of the recent bevy of same sex marriage bans that have been struck down that these rulings have other effects besides making marriage immediately available. Madelynn Taylor, a 74-year old Navy veteran, finally won the right to be buried next to her […]
By John Mack Freeman Veteran Tamara Lusardi has prevailed in her court case against the United States Army. While posted to the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Alabama, Lusardi alleged that she experienced discrimination from officers that insisted on referring to her as “sir” and “he” and refusing to allow […]
By John Mack Freeman North Carolina now has marriage equality, but the GOP of that state is not going quietly into that good night. Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate President, is introducing a bill that would allow magistrates in North Carolina to refuse to marry same sex couples due to the religious objections of […]
By John Mack Freeman Gloria Casarez passed away this week due to complications from her five-plus year battle with cancer. Casarez is best known for her work as the mayor of Philadelphia’s liaison to the LGBT community. Via PGN: Nutter appointed Casarez as Philadelphia’s first director of LGBT affairs in 2008. In that capacity, she […]
By Tess Goldwasser The GLBTRT News Committee needs your help! We want to showcase the scholarly impact of RT members and GLBT librarians on the overall profession. We are looking for recent (2013-14) articles and presentations on topics related to GLBT issues and librarianship. Articles and presentations should appear in major venues, such as a […]
By Tess Goldwasser This week’s RT member is Amanda Clay. She is a very talented writer, so I’m just going to let her tell you about herself. Take it away Amanda! Yeah! — Currently I have no specific role in the GLBTRT. I am a past chair of the Stonewall Book Award Committee (and I […]
Six years after his last project, award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim is working with playwright David Ives on a new work. The musical will be based on two films by Luis Buñuel, “The Exterminating Angel” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” reports the New York Times: Mr. Sondheim, who has won Tony Awards and the […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The out actor, most recently seen in the film Gone Girl and starring in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will host the Oscars this coming February, according to Variety magazine. Harris will lead the 87th Oscar show, following Ellen DeGeneres’s brief stint as host. Harris announced his upcoming appearance via social […]
By John Mack Freeman Access to school’s in Delhi, India may become easier for trans persons there. “Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has declared the inclusion of transgender children in schools across the capital of India” according to PinkNews. This means that they will now be eligible for the 25 percent reservation for economically weaker […]