Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By Ashley R. Lierman The Advocate posted an interview Friday with Sophie Campbell, the artist for the new Jem and the Holograms comic series from IDW Publishing. Campbell also recently came out as a trans woman, with admirable support from her publisher, including changing previously-published comics to reflect her new name. The Jem series has […]
By Ashley R. Lierman If you feel like I’ve kind of been down on things a lot lately, and sometimes it seems like I don’t really like anything, then today’s column is for you, because today I’m going to talk about Steven Universe. If you haven’t heard of Steven Universe, you’re not alone; it’s had […]
By Charlie McNabb A new resource focusing on queers with disabilities is now available in the Professional Tools section of the GLBTRT website. Both queer people and people with disabilities are minorities in society. To be queer and disabled, then, is a double marginalization. In addition, people with disabilities tend to be perceived either as […]
By John Mack Freeman The American Medical Association has waded into the discussion over trans service in the military by declaring that there is no reason that trans people cannot serve. Specifically the organization passed a measure that said in part: RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association affirm that there is no medically valid reason […]
By John Mack Freeman A judge has validated the 500 same-sex marriages that occurred during a window period in Arkansas when same-sex marriage was briefly legal. Via Advocate.com: Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen affirmed marriage rights for the same-sex couples who wed after another judge tossed out Arkansas’s marriage equality ban last year. […] […]
By John Mack Freeman The musical Fun Home based on the award-winning graphic novel by Alison Bechdel has won five Tony awards at this year’s awards including Best Musical. The show won the most awards of any show this year. Via Advocate.com The show not only won the award for Best Musical, but also saw Tonys handed […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, two states passed legislation opposed to LGBT rights in the United States. In North Carolina, the legislature overcame a gubernatorial veto to pass a law that would allow registers of deeds and magistrates to decline to perform any weddings on religious grounds. Although broadly written, the measure is obviously […]
By John Mack Freeman Two pieces of news came down this week that are good news for same-sex marriage in Mexico. First, the Mexico Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the Mexican states to bar same-sex marriage. However, the ruling is a jurisprudential thesis and as such does not invalidate any existing laws. […]
By John Mack Freeman Riot Games announced this week that fines collected from disrespectful or offensive behavior from their League of Legends Championship Series will be donated to the Trevor Project. From a statement from Riot Games: “Suicide prevention and homophobia is something that the LoL community feels strongly about too. When we looked at […]
By John Mack Freeman The 27th annual Lambda Literary Award winners were announced at their ceremony this past week. In addition to the book awards, Rita Mae Brown received the Pioneer Award and John Waters received the Lambda Trustee’s Award for Excellence in Literature. The full list of nominees and winners is below: BISEXUAL FICTION Best […]