Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Affirming mosques help gay Muslims reconcile faith, sexuality Around the world, more inclusive mosques are opening their doors and instituting policies that are more LGBTQ friendly. Although there is currently no formal movement for the establishment or tracking of these mosques in the US, they seem to be growing. Google Employees Protest ‘Anti-LGBTQ’ Conservative’s Appointment […]
Fresh Challenges To State Exclusions On Transgender Health Coverage Both the Affordable Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act have provisions that have broadly been determined to protect transgender individuals from being discriminated against when it comes to their healthcare, however 30 states still allow health plans to exclude transgender-related healthcare from their policies. […]
United Methodists Tighten Ban on Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Clergy The United Methodist Church faces a possible split over the recent vote banning gay and lesbian clergy and same-sex marriages. The organization met in St. Louis last week and the results of the vote by church officials were sharply divided 57 to 43 percent. LGBT […]
In Palm Springs, the nation’s first all-LGBTQ city council tests the modern meaning of diversity Members of the gay and lesbian community make up the majority of the electorate that selected a bisexual woman, a transgender woman, and three gay men to form the city council. Trump administration launches global effort to end criminalization of […]
N.J. to become fourth state with gender-neutral birth certificate option As of February 1st, New Jersey residents will have three options for gender on birth certificates: “female, male, or undesignated/nonbinary.” Other states with similar options include California, Oregon, and Washington. Biden Foundation teams up with LGBTQ groups on family acceptance campaign The campaign, “Advancing Acceptance” will […]
Michigan-based Gale debuts first encyclopedia of LGBTQ history Gale has just released a comprehensive encyclopedia focusing on LGBTQ history around the world. In two weeks, five states advance LGBTQ rights Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, and New York have all passed legislation or issued executive orders that expand protections offered to LGBTQ populations. New York Passes […]
New rule bans LGBTQ employment discrimination in House of Representatives Rep. David Cicilline proposed a new rules package that bans discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. Although many states and cities already have laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from this type of discrimination, federal law has not caught up yet. Retirement […]
Transgender fighter wins in historic pro debut Boxer Patricio Manuel is the first transgender male to fight professionally in the U.S. winning his match and making history. School Districts Expand Gender Options To Include Transgender And Nonbinary Students Almost all schools in the Washington D.C. area have policies that protect gender identity against discrimination. They […]
The 2018 blue wave included quite a few LGBT wins — even though voters are still wary of gay and trans candidates A survey of 1,500 voters conducted by the Washington Post revealed that even liberal voters tend to shy away from openly queer political candidates. LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st […]
LGBT triumphs: 2 governorships, at least 9 seats in Congress LGBT candidates won big in this year’s midterm election including Jared Polis who became the nation’s first openly gay governor of any state. Photographer Florian Joahn challenges ideas of masculinity Inspired by a trip to São Paulo for a transgender community exhibition called “Y’all better quiet […]