Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman Gay, Georgia (a few hours away from where this writer lives) has apparently ended up on the USDA’s list of banned words. The situation is so ridiculous, here it is from Out: A cattle farmer in Gay, Georgia, was denied a government issued transport license by the US Department of Agriculture […]
By John Mack Freeman For the first time, a trans inmate has successfully challenged his or her treatment under the Prison Rape Elimination Act. Inmate Sandy Brown was held in solitary confinement for 66 days in 2014. Via Washington Blade: She also claimed that she was “taunted and harassed” by prison employees, including one who […]
By John Mack Freeman Just in time for same sex marriages to begin in Ireland in the next two months, a new poster has been released by the government that will go into each school. Called “Different Families, Same Love” (and featured above), it shows the full diversity of families, hopefully exposing children to the […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Appropriately enough for the approach of October, new horror film Lyle is slated for release on DVD and VOD on September 29th. The film features Gabby Hoffman (Girls, Transparent) and Ingrid Jungermann as lesbian parents who find themselves in a nightmarish situation in their strange new apartment. According to the film’s […]
Via press release 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees have the chance to inspire and entertain colleagues in the popular five-minute “Ignite” sessions, always standing-room-only and high energy events. Session proposals are accepted now through the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Find out more and submit proposals now. Each five-minute Ignite Session […]
By A. Faulkner …and absolutely wrong not to resign from her position immediately. Like a lot of others, I’ve been watching the unfolding Kim Davis drama with roiling mix of emotions. Day by day I might be amused, disgusted, just plain confused. Her supporters have held her forward as a crusader against tyranny and a […]
Via press release USA Rugby signed a memorandum of understanding with International Gay Rugby (IGR) Thursday, September 10, setting forth a partnership that will see the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States promote a diverse and inclusive environment in all levels of Rugby, working to end homophobia in […]
By John Mack Freeman One of my unofficial policies about putting together the GLBT News each week is that I try to avoid feeding the trolls. I try not to write articles or share information that hateful people have said or done simply so that they would receive attention. I don’t want to give them any larger […]
By John Mack Freeman In an encouraging move towards embracing actual health science and medicine, Argentina has lifted its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The health ministry announced that the current ban is being relaxed. Via PinkNews: The official statement from the ministry said the plan was to “advance towards a national […]
By John Mack Freeman In a victory for LGBT people and advocates, the new Nepalese constitution has enshrined anti-LGBT discrimination language in the new approved text. Only a few other countries in the world, such as South Africa and Ecuador, currently have nation-level protections for LGBT people in their constitutions. Reports say that this may […]