Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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A recent question on Jeopardy! may have snuck a bit of political discourse into the game show. The $800 clue for a category called “Civil” was, “Some opponents of same-sex marriage say, hey gay folks, how about these? Wouldn’t these be good enough?” The answer – or question, rather – was “civil unions.” According […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Michael Stokes, a photographer whose work focuses on male homoeroticism, is one of a growing number of Facebook users to report censorship of gay-themed images on the site. According to Stokes, Facebook has been opaque about the process of removing images and it is difficult to establish a pattern or reason […]
By John Mack Freeman Slovakia has failed to pass a referendum that would have blocked LGB marriage and adoption in that country. While over 95% of those voting supported the referendum, Slovak law requires that 50 percent of eligible voters turnout for a referendum to pass a legitimacy threshold. Since fewer than 25 percent actually […]
A new comedy series with a trans actress as one of its romantic leads, named Boy Meets Girl, will air on BBC2 later this year. The new series is particularly notable in contrast with Amazon’s trans-focused series Transparent, which has faced criticism for casting a cisgender actor in its leading trans role. The series “revolves […]
By Peter Coyl The 2015 Stonewall Book Awards were announced yesterday and today by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award, part of the ALA Youth Media Awards, […]
By John Mack Freeman The Executive Board of the GLBTRT has proposed several changes to the bylaws of the organization. Comments are welcomed on the GLBTRT listserv or via direct comment to the Board. The documents are also available in the ALA Connect space for GLBTRT. The proposed changes can be seen below: [gview file=”http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GLBTRT-Bylaws-proposedrevisions-for-2015-V4cleanforboard.docx”] […]
By John Mack Freeman During this past week’s State of the Union, President Obama included the words “lesbian,” “bisexual,” and “transgender” in the text of the speech. While LGBT issues have been spoken of in the past, this is the first time that these groups have been explicitly named. From Gay Star News: [Obama said,] […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, TED released a talk given by Morgana Bailey in which she comes out as a lesbian. What follows is a talk about the importance of inclusion and fully embracing openness in the workplace. You can watch it below:
By John Mack Freeman The Supreme Court has decided that they’ll hear marriage equality cases this spring, and it has people across the country thinking that this issue may well be settled once and for all. But that hasn’t stopped movement in the states. Here’s some of what has gone on this week: In the […]
By Ashley Lierman The Advocate.com recently posted a listing of the 21 films at the Sundance Film Festival that have LGBT themes. The independent film festival is currently ongoing, and runs from January 22nd to February 1st. View the list at The Advocate to explore this year’s highlights.