Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By Ashley R. Lierman Rainbow Family (English title) is a new Chinese sitcom inspired by Will & Grace, which has banned from airing in its home country. Since being made available online, however, the first two episode of the series have tens of millions of views and counting. According to Out: Rainbow Family focuses on […]
By Ashley R. Lierman I Am Jazz, a new documentary series airing on TLC, follows the life of 14-year-old Jazz Jennings, a trans girl and outspoken trans youth activist, reports The Advocate. Jennings is one of an increasing number of prominent trans people in the media, but certainly much younger than most of her contemporaries […]
By Peter Coyl GLBTRT will provide $1,500 to support one member’s participation in ALA’s 2016 Emerging Leaders’ program. The funds go to defray the cost of traveling to the Midwinter Meeting in Boston (Jan. 8-12) and Annual Conference in Orlando (June 23-28). Learn more on the website and access theapplication here.
By John Mack Freeman As GLBT News grows, one of my goals for it is that it will continue to host more original content over time. I’m proud to announce that we have two new regular features, both of which premiered this week. The first, tentatively titled The Little Gadfly by A. Faulkner, will be […]
By John Mack Freeman A recent effort to have two LGBT-themed picture books removed from the Hood County Library has been defeated. Dozens of people challenged the books This Day in June and My Princess Boy. More than 40 people spoke in the public comment section of the meeting expressing opinions ranging from keeping the […]
By John Mack Freeman A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that many healthcare providers harbor internal biases towards their LGBT patients. The study found that an implicit preference for heterosexual patients was pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers. Via Advocate.com: The researchers looked at results from the Implicit Association Test […]
By John Mack Freeman Update: Free Pride Glasgow has made a complete 180, releasing this statement on Wednesday, July 22: There was never a ban on drag queens and kings attending Free Pride. There was a decision to not book any drag acts, which has been overturned. Free Pride now welcomes drag performers of all […]
By John Mack Freeman A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has found that the 47 members of that court must recognize same-sex unions. Stemming from an Italian case, the ruling found that not recognizing same-sex unions violates the human rights of the plaintiffs. At the moment, 23 of the member countries have […]
By John Mack Freeman A soon-to-be released released app called MyTransHealth will help people find trans-specific healthcare options. This crowd-sourced program will allow users to read reviews on doctors and to gauge how much support that particular medical professional can realistically rpvoide. Via Out.com: Seeking to make waves in the subject of trans health, MyTransHealth […]
Via press release The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the spring of 2014 by then ALA President Barbara Stripling. Before moving forward with programs, actions, or recommendations, the members of the Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion believe it is important to understand the culture of the association, […]