Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Roland Hansen I’ve been reflecting on my past year as RT Chair and have decided that this has been a transitioning kind of time for both me and the RT. New technologies and methods of communication set up by the Past-Chair David Vess, have come to the fore and now work to define how […]
The American Medical Association has announced that transgender surgery should not be a necessary requirement for changes in birth certificates. Most states mandate both a court order and proof of surgery for changes in birth certificates although New York recently removed the surgery requirement. On the other hand, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation in New […]
Penzeys Spices has a new website section that is celebrating Wisconsin’s same sex marriage victory. The site called “Love Grows Here” features four same sex couples that can now get married based on the ruling, sharing their stories and some of their family recipes. Penzeys has been supporting LGBT equality since 2005. Turns out that […]
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Monday will hear arguments about marriage equality in four states on August 6. The same three-judge panel will hear all four cases. Only one state, Michigan, asks the court to overturn the state’s ban on marriage equality. Cases in the other three states—Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee—are […]
President Obama has announced an executive order to forbid LGBT job discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The order is similar to the proposed bill Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that would do the same for all LGBT employees in the United States. Although 90 percent of the nation’s voters think that federal law protects LGBT […]
Harrington has released its update “core list” of LGBTQ Peer Review Journals. According to publisher Bill Cohen, there is no commonly accepted criteria for a “LGBTQ peer review journal.” A GLBT research article could be published in any one of thousands of scholarly journals. The list includes journals with the key terms LGBTQ (or any […]
A study by the LA Gay and Lesbian Center entitled “Sex on demand: geosocial networking phone apps and risk of sexually transmitted infections among a cross-sectional sample of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles county” found that people who use hookup apps are significantly more likely to contract an STI than those […]
A report released last week examined the number and severity of hate crimes experienced by LGBT people in 2013. The numbers remained both high and grim. 2,001 separate attacks were reported, which is up approximately 3 percent from 2012. The number of assaults that involved physical or sexual assault was also up dramatically over the previous […]
Although it can hardly be said that the Republican Party is moderating itself on LGBT issues, there are some signs of positive movement in Nevada. Earlier this year, the state party removed opposition to same-sex marriage from its platform. Then, last week, trans candidate Lauren Scott beat out Nevada Republican Assembly backed Adam Khan for […]
Just in time for last week’s major card giving holiday, Hallmark released a greeting card that featured two fathers on it. This is the first time that the business has honored gay fathers with a specific card. Transgender artist Kylie Summer Wue is responsible for the design on the card, saying on his blog: I’m […]