Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By Ashley R. Lierman According to a recent press release, Roland Emmerich’s documentary on the Stonewall riots will be released this fall by Roadside Attractions, according to the Advocate: “I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now,” Emmerich said in […]
By John Mack Freeman Russia’s bid to block same sex benefits at the United Nations failed this week. Secretary General Ban had previously extended benefits to all same sex partners that worked for the United Nations. Previously, the benefits had been at the discretion of the employing country. When Russia called for a vote of […]
By John Mack Freeman The official dictionary of Sweden has been updated to include a gender-neutral pronoun for the first time. Though the pronoun “hen” has been in use for decades, this is the first time it has been included in the language’s official dictionary. Via Pink News: The Swedish trans community began using it, […]
By John Mack Freeman Although all sorts of anti-GLBT legislation comes up every year, 2015’s special flavor so far has been the so-called “religious freedom” bills. These bills seek to give business owners and government employees the right to refuse services to GLBT people based on the service providers religious beliefs. Numerous states are pursuing […]
By John Mack Freeman A largely ignored portion of the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as “Obamacare”) allows for patients to address civil rights concerns related to healthcare to the Department of Health and Human Services. This week, a federal judge ruled in a case that these protections extend to trans patients, saying that patients […]
By John Mack Freeman Classic children’s book Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman has been updated with new illustrations to make the book more contemporary and accessible to a new generation of young readers. Via the Associated Press: A playful picture book about a little girl named Heather and her two happy mommies was a cultural […]
By John Mack Freeman Indiana is one vote away from approving a “religious freedom” bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to GLBT individuals. In response, a coalition of businesses has begun a grassroots campaign to show that they will not discriminate against anyone. Open For Service provides stickers and a listing for Indiana businesses […]
By John Mack Freeman The world’s largest social media platform has begun to crack down more on hate speech on the site. Facebook released new community guidelines that continue to explicitly forbid hate speech while making it easier to report violations. Hate speech can now be flagged directly from the reporting bar instead of being […]
By John Mack Freeman The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approved same sex marriage in the church’s constitution. The organization has approximately 1.8 million members in 10,000 congregations, making it the largest Christian Protestant denomination to officially support same sex marriage. Though the organization had approved same sex marriage at its legislative assembly last year, it […]
By John Mack Freeman A new map published by the HRC highlights the wave of anti-LGBT bills that are under consideration in state houses across the country. 85 separate bills have been filed in 26 states. Texas currently leads the pack with 8 under consideration. You can view the full report here.