Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman Gay Star News: This short film captures exactly what it is like to be a trans teen Advocate.com: WATCH: Ad Council’s Touching PSA Knows ‘Love Has No Gender’ Joe. My. God.: Slovenia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Pink News: Obama files legal brief calling for equal marriage in all 50 states LGBTQ Nation: All-women’s […]
By John Mack Freeman The last week has not been good for GLBT rights in the Deep South. In Alabama, the state Supreme Court has halted same-sex marriages. They said in a decision that they did not agree that a federal court had jurisdiction to overturn an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that restricted marriage to a man […]
By John Mack Freeman Psychology Today has agreed to stop accepting ads from therapists that offer “reparative,” “conversion,” or “ex-gay” therapy. The move came after the HRC sent a letter to the publication’s management. Although initially the publication resisted making the change, stating that they did not maintain editorial control over those listings, they changed their […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, the Supreme Court announced that they will hear oral arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages on April 28th. The Court will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral debate on the issue, and the transcripts will be released the next day. There is no plan at this time […]
By John Mack Freeman Lambda Literary has published the list of finalists for their 2015 awards. The finalists were chosed from 818 submissions from 407 publishers. The winners will be announced on June 1st. The complete list can be seen here.
By Ashley R. Lierman Body: Two characters kissed on the drama “Seonam Girls High School Investigators” last week, PinkNews reports. This is thought to mark the first same-sex kiss between women on South Korean television. Even similar moments from Western television have previously been edited out before broadcast in South Korea (for example, a kiss […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The Advocate recently interviewed Dennis Shepard, father of Matthew Shepard, and the director of a new documentary about Shepard’s life and murder. The article discusses the film, called Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine, and Matthew Shepard himself, as the documentary takes a particularly personal look at his life as […]
By Tess Goldwasser What is your role in the GLBTRT? I joined GLBTRT when I first joined ALA my first semester of library school. If anything I suppose I could describe myself as a conscientious lurker. I pay attention to the listserv to stay current, but I’ve also met some great friends and colleagues as […]
By John Mack Freeman Anti-trans bathroom bills were passed by portions of the legislature in both the state of Kentucky and Canada this week. In Kentucky, the state Senate voted 27-9 (all Democrats and three Republicans opposed) to allow a bill that would require students to use the bathroom assigned to their biological sex rather than […]
Via press release Gay Star News Ltd., an international online news service based in London, announced this month that Lord John Browne of Madingley has become a shareholder in the business, taking a 12.5 percent stake. Brown is the former CEO of BP (British Petroleum), one of the world”s largest gas and oil companies. He […]