Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The oldest gay bookshop in the United States may have a second chance at success. Ed Hermance, the previous owner of Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia announced that he was closing the store because it was running a loss of $10,000-$15,000 per year. However, a new buyer for the store has been found. Via […]
Compiled by John Mack Freeman As most of you know, the Reviews section of the GLBTRT Newsletter has spun off into its own independent blog. If you haven’t been over there this month, here’s what you’ve missed: Cookbooks Mistress Ginger Cooks by Mistress Ginger Fiction Caught in the Crossfire by Juliann Rich The Forever Marathon by […]
Via GLBT News Contact Form My name is Dan Abben, and I am a graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. The GLBTRT agreed to forward this e-mail on my behalf. I am conducting a study to examine the effectiveness of various web-based strategies that organizations can use to recruit new employees. I am […]
Contributed by Ashley R. Lierman Via the Advocate (link includes video): Australian model Andreja Pejic announced in interviews with Entertainment Tonight, People.com, and Style.com, that she is a woman on Thursday. The 22-year-old model has long indicated a nonbinary transgender identity, and made use of feminine pronouns, but it was only last night that she came forward, confirming that she has been taking […]
The LGBTQ Scholars of Color Conference will gather a national group of LGBTQ people of color involved in research, evaluation, and scholarship. Our purpose is to build a vibrant network of LGBTQ Scholars of Color and to foster a pipeline for emerging LGBGTQ Scholars of Color. Participants will have opportunities to be mentored by senior scholars, […]
GLBTRT is recruiting members who would like to serve as liaisons from the RT to the following groups: Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) The Freedom to Read Foundation The Legislation Assembly New Members Round Table (NMRT) PRT Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) The requirements for the representatives from the GLBTRT website have been […]
By Ann Symons (reposed from e-mail list by request) Several members and board members have commented on the lists about having an Emerging Leader project. All the information that went back and forth had me wondering “What is the real story on the projects” so I asked Beatrice Calvin, ALA staff member who is in […]
A colloquium about gender and sexuality will be held at the University of Toronto on October 18, 2014. Here is the description from their site: Gender and sexuality are two of the critical organizing axes of contemporary life. Alongside and intersecting with race, class, nation, and others, they constitute the ways through which we make ourselves known […]
By Ann Symons Good News – We not only have a Fundraising Committee but we have two members!Erin Berman, San Jose Public Library, has agreed to chair the Fundraising Committee. Robert Newlen, Library of Congress Law Library has agreed to join her on the committee.Both Erin and Robert bring experience in fundraising and a desire […]
By Ashley R. Lierman While there has never been anything to prevent players from playing gay, bisexual, or trans* characters, Version 5 of the Dungeons & Dragons rules actively encourage players to consider the full range of sexual and gender identities when creating their characters. Via PinkNews: Part of the character creation section states: “Think about […]