Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
When Fox network indulges in gay bashing, it usually ignores criticism—or at the most just ridicules those who disagree with them. This was not the case after Dr. Robi Ludwig, an “expert” psychologist consultant for the network, asserted a few hours after the recent Santa Barbara massacre that the killer was motivated by “his homosexual […]
Senior members of the gay community may remember the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. Frank Kameny and Jack Nichols founded the organization as the first gay political and advocacy group in the capital. After over a half-century, the lapsed charter has been reinstated, this time with a mission of archival research of government documents showing […]
By Tess Goldwasser The GLBTRT liaison to the Freedom to Read Foundation, Carolyn received the FTRF Roll of Honor in 2006. She was also a columnist for School Library Journal on teen services for eight years and current reviews books for GLBTRT. Although retired, she is involved in several ALA units and projects: the ALA […]
By Tess Goldwasser Sherry is the GLBTRT Membership Promotion Committee Chair. She is a Public Library Director in rural Wisconsin. She was chosen as an ALA Emerging Leader in 2012. Sherry is a pansexual, who is married, has a teenage son, and a lot of “fur babies.” Her hobbies include gaming (MMORPGs), reading, acting, and […]
Nasir Fleming is a gay male student at Danbury High School in Connecticut. This past week, he made the news for winning the title of “prom queen” at his school. Fleming decide to run for prom queen as opposed to king to make a statement against transphobia in beauty and talent competitions. As Fleming said […]
Duke University Press recently released the first issue of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, the first non-medical journal to specifically focus on transgender studies. The initial call for submissions was so successful that the first issue was turned into a book-length 300-page double issue that is currently on sale. Here is the description from the Duke University Press […]
And then there was one. This week, couples in both Montana and South Dakota filed lawsuits in state courts challenging those states bans on marriage equality. With these filings, North Dakota is the only state in the union with a ban on same sex marriage that has not been overturned or that is not currently being […]
Over on YALSA’s blog today, they have posted an entry on how to run a Gay-Straight Alliance at your library. Head on over to their blog to read it and participate in the conversation in the comments.
Storme DeLarverie was one of the lesbian activists who took part in the Stonewall Riots in 1969. She was 93 years old when she passed away this past week. Born in New Orleans in the 1920s, DeLarverie was a bouncer, a successful drag artist, and a longtime advocate for LGBT rights. Queerty has compiled a […]
A 15-year-old student from Vancouver has developed an HIV test that delivers instant results. Nicole Ticea is a Grade 10 student who developed the test in conjunction with Simon Fraser University. The test involves putting a drop of blood on a testing chip and the process is only slightly more difficult than a traditional pregnancy […]