Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ashley R. Lierman Honey Maid has recently released a commercial featuring a Latino father giving a message of love and acceptance to his gay son and his family. The touching Spanish-language ad continues to build the reputation for LGBTQ+-friendly advertising established by the brand’s family-oriented Valentine’s day video. Watch the commercial below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Yslch_wJo
By Ashley R. Lierman A new slideshow from Pride provides a guide to streaming bisexual representation. The list of 23 shows with “awesome bisexual characters” will surely be enough to keep even some of the most dedicated binge-watchers supplied for a while. View the slideshow at Pride.com
Via press release Today American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Andrew Medlar and ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Chair Peter Coyl released a joint letter to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory recommending that he urge repeal of the Public Facilities Privacy & Security […]
By John Mack Freeman If you haven’t visited the GLBT Reviews blog lately, you should! They are constantly publishing new reviews of GLBT-themed materials. This week, they have five new reviews, including: Brothers, by Ralph Josiah Bardsley The Gay Revolution: the Story of the Struggle, by Lillian Faderman Searching For Sappho: The Lost Songs and World […]
By John Mack Freeman A religious freedom bill flew through the Mississippi legislature this week in a matter of days and has now landed on the governor’s desk for his signature. The bill is considered by many politics watchers to be a more stringent version of religious freedom bills that have been introduced elsewhere in […]
By John Mack Freeman Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) announced his intentions this week to rescind an executive order put in place by his predecessor Bobby Jindal (R) that allowed anti-GLBT discrimination on religious grounds. Via the Washington Blade: As reported by Deadline Hollywood, Edwards, a Democrat, intends to undo the executive order signed […]
By John Mack Freeman Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has vetoed HB-757, a religious freedom bill that many believed would allow anti-GLBT discrimination to take place in the state. Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday vetoed the “religious liberty” bill that triggered a wave of criticism from gay rights groups and business leaders […]
By John Mack Freeman North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) has refused this week to defend the state’s new religious freedom law in court because he opposes the law and wishes to see it repealed. Although Cooper will not be defending the law, he is still named as a defendant in current and future […]
By John Mack Freeman Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has vetoed a religious freedom bill in that state that would have allowed for anti-GLBT discrimination. The bill, SB-41, was introduced by State Senator Charles Carrico. Via the Washington Blade: McAuliffe said in a statement that Senate Bill 41 is “nothing more than an attempt to stigmatize.” […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Recently on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the eponymous host took “A Closer Look” at recent anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” bills in North Carolina and Georgia. In the clip, Meyers blasts the ridiculous anti-trans “bathroom bills” proposed in multiple states, and especially the recent House Bill 2 in North Carolina. Watch the […]