Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By Ashley R. Lierman Trans actress and icon Laverne Cox will be playing the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Fox’s upcoming televised remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show. A new clip via The Advocate gives a sneak peek at Cox’s performance. Watch the clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outmDIi29Bo
By John Mack Freeman New guidelines from the Oregon Department of Education encourage educators throughout the state to create new protections for trans students. The document runs 15 pages and was created as a response to districts in the state needing advice on how to handle these emerging issues. The document recommends districts allow students to […]
By John Mack Freeman Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore has been suspended after ethics charges were filed against him in that state. The charges have to do with Moore’s meddling in the implementation of the Obergefell United States Supreme Court decision which made same-sex marriage legal in Alabama. Via LA Times: In its […]
By John Mack Freeman On May 3rd, the Chicago Public Schools system released new guidelines related to trans students and staff use of restrooms and locker rooms in the district. Via the press release from Chicago Public Schools: Chicago Public Schools ( CPS ) today announced the implementation of new guidelines to support transgender students, […]
By John Mack Freeman The United States Justice Department issued a letter to the state of North Carolina this week informing them that the state’s anti-GLBT law commonly known as HB-2 was a violation of the Civil Rights Act’s ban on discrimination on the basis of sex. The letter gave the state until Monday, May […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, GLAAD released its annual report on the state of GLBT representation in films produced by the major studios in Hollywood. Of 126 major releases, 17.5% had a character that identified as GLBT. Via PinkNews: However, when it came to racial diversity of these characters there was a noticeable drop. […]
By John Mack Freeman Two so-called “bathroom bills” have stalled and died in the Kansas legislature meaning that there is no chance that they will pass this year. Senate Bill 513 and House Bill 2737 would have (via Advocate.com): […] barred trans students in public K-12 schools, as well as state colleges and universities, from […]
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By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Publications Linley, Jodi L., et al. “Faculty as Sources of Support for LGBTQ College Students.” College Teaching 64.2 (2016): 55-63. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2015.1078275Drawing from a national survey of LGBTQ college students, Linley et al identified […]
By A. Faulkner North Carolina’s HB2 has been all over the news the past few weeks. Even with my less-than-stellar news habits, I couldn’t help but pick up strings of conversation. I was confused though. It all seemed to be boiling down to a debate about whether letting people self-select the silhouette with the skirt […]