Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The US House Committee on Veterans Affairs has rejected a proposal that would have allowed same sex couples equal access to veterans benefits regardless of whether they lived in marriage equality state or not. The amendment was suggested by Dina Titus (D-NV), and it was rejected in a vote of 13-12. Jon […]
By John Mack Freeman Three activist groups in China have sent letters to 112 Chinese universities asking them to meet basic demands related to the portrayal and acceptance of LGBT students. The groups were China Same Sex Love, LGBT Rights Advocacy China, and Justice for All. The letter read: We appeal and encourage principals at […]
By John Mack Freeman Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande district made South African history this week when it hosted that country’s first ever pride parade. The event drew about 100 participants, and it sought to highlight that no one is above the law in South Africa as it sought to combat the violence that LGBT people often face in […]
By John Mack Freeman MSNBC recently got a behind the scenes look at the new additions to the Smithsonian’s LGBT Collection. Watch the clip here.
Via Ashley R. Lierman Laura Jane Grace, frontwoman of punk-rock band Against Me!, will be appearing in an AOL online documentary to discuss her transition, along with other elements of her experience of being transgender. The documentary, titled True Trans, will interview multiple trans people regarding their identities and experiences. The first four episodes of […]
Via Ashley R. Lierman Gay fans were delighted recently by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s response to a tweet complaining about the author’s creative choices. Rowling announced in 2007 that Albus Dumbledore, famous wizard and headmaster of the magical school in the series, was gay, and apparently the commenter took belated issue with this announcement. […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Jenni! Jenni is a reviewer for the GLBTRT book blog. A middle school librarian in the San Francisco Bay Area, she is in charge of a library used by 500 or more middle school students and their teachers. She is most proud of completely revamping the library where she works and increasing […]
By John Mack Freeman After a long string of successes, marriage equality advocates have suffered setbacks in two states in recent weeks. In both Tennessee and Louisiana, judges found against marriage equality, allowing same sex marriage bans to remain in effect in those states. However, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, by a unanimous three-vote […]
By John Mack Freeman The zombie apocalypse may have a rainbow at the end of the shotgun. The Walking Dead co-creator Scott Gimple has said that the show plans to introduce a gay character in the future. Though no timeline was explicitly given, much of the speculation rests on one of the show’s main characters, Daryl Dixon. […]
By John Mack Freeman Coming on the heels of Facebook’s decision to massively expand the number of gender options available to users, the social media giant has extended the same level of flexibility to family relationships. In addition to standard responses like father, mother, and the like, non-gendered options such as “parent,” “child,” “sibling,” and […]