Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman Library Journal is seeking nominations for this year’s list of Movers & Shakers. Via their website, “Our 14th annual Movers & Shakers coverage will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals who are innovative, creative, and making a difference.” The nominations are due by November 7. Submitters can fill out the form here:http://lj.libraryjournal.com/movers-and-shakers/nominations/ or, […]
By Tess Goldwasser Ellen has been involved with the RT since the mid-1990s. She has served as the treasurer, as the chair of the committee that plans the annual awards banquet, on the public relations committee, and twice on the Stonewall Book Awards committee, once as chair. She is the Head of Technical Services at […]
By John Mack Freeman Over the last few weeks, tensions have been mounting between the drag community and Facebook. We even reported about it here. Basically, Facebook has a policy that all individuals using a personal account have to use their real name. Drag queens, by and large, have been using their stage personas on personal pages, […]
By John Mack Freeman The International Queer Culture Festival that was being held in St. Petersburg this week was attacked by a gang of homphobic thugs. The event was attended by over 160 people. After dealing with a last minute venue change, the new location was raided by attackers. Via PinkNews: Organiser Polina Andrianova told […]
By John Mack Freeman A report by the Williams Institute of the University of California has found that lifting the blanket ban on gay men giving blood could save over a million lives a year. The ban was introduced during the worst years of the AIDS crisis to stop any potential contamination of the blood […]
By John Mack Freeman Ultimate Fighting Championship’s women’s batamweight leader Ronda Rousey has refused to fight Fallon Fox. Rousey, who has won her last ten fights, has previously claimed that she could take anyone in the world. However, when trans fighter Fallon Fox challenged her, she refused. Rousey is claiming that trans fighters have an […]
By John Mack Freeman In the past, the United States Census has always counted same sex couples marriages as “unmarried partners” for statistical purposes. However, starting with this year’s American Community Survey, legally married same sex couples will be counted as “families.” While the Census has been tracking same sex households since 1990, this change […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Last week Alison Bechdel, openly gay comic artist and author of the Eisner- and Stonewall-winning graphic memoir Fun Home, was awarded a $625,000 ‘genius’ grant by the MacArthur Foundation. Bechdel is one of 21 recipients of the award for 2014. Bechdel’s work has earned critical acclaim and multiple awards, and she […]
By John Mack Freeman Two new reports were released this week that specifically sought information about bisexual people in America. The results about violence, discrimination, and challenges were not encouraging. The first report is entitled “Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans” was released by the Movement Advancement Project, an independent think tank focusing on LGBT issues, in […]
By John Mack Freeman The International Olympic Committee has added a new clause to the contract that governs host cities that will protect LGBT coaches, participants, and visitors. The IOC, which governs the international Olympic Games, has been under fire since early this year after the Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia. Russia’s continued […]