Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
For fans of “Billy on the Street”, good news! Billy Eichner is starring in, executive producing and co-writing a new gay rom-com titled Bros. The movie is currently set to release in August 2022. https://www.out.com/film/2021/3/08/billy-eichner-make-history-starring-major-gay-romcom-bros
The gay bar has long been a place of solidarity but as many are closing, author Jeremy Atherton Lin wondered: What was the gay bar? And how have they shaped him? He examines this and much more in his new book, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/11/966752896/gay-bar-tracks-the-wave-of-a-whole-culture-and-one-life
For all you Bridgerton fans, here is another reason to watch: one of the main actresses in the series is a proud black, gay woman! https://www.advocate.com/television/2021/2/12/bridgertons-queen-blessed-be-black-gay-actress-hit-show
The industry’s first openly gay wrestler, Pat Patterson, died this past week at the age of 79. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pat-patterson-first-openly-gay-pro-wrestling-star-dies-79-n1249701
Actor Elliot Page, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the 2007 film Juno, announced this past Tuesday that he is transgender. https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/940793529/oscar-nominee-elliot-page-announces-he-is-transgender
Stephanie Byers is running for the Kansas House of Representatives and could be the first transgender lawmaker to serve in the state. She is one of at least 547 LGBTQ candidates running this year. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/blazing-pathway-retired-teacher-could-become-kansas-first-transgender-lawmaker-n1243777
This article discusses Wynne Nowland and how she came out to her employees, colleagues and clients. Ms. Nowland is the head of Bradley & Parker, an insurance, risk management and financial services firm. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happened-when-a-ceo-came-out-as-transgender-11600002000?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
Doctors are concerned about a new final rule that Health and Human Services has introduced to be implemented mid-August that excludes specific protections for transgender people. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/doctors-concerned-complex-legal-landscape-transgender-patients-analysis/story?id=72148509
The Pennsylvania health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine continues to face transphobic slurs. https://www.abc27.com/news/local/harrisburg/transphobic-slurs-continuously-fired-at-pennsylvania-health-secretary/