Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman The National Health Service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Scotland) mistakenly released the names of 86 trans patients earlier this week. After an internal investigation, the release was attributed to human error. The error occurred when individuals receiving gender treatment received a mass e-mail in which none of the other e-mails […]
By John Mack Freeman Starbucks has just released their first LGBT television advertisement. It features RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano
By Ashley R. Lierman The film Boulevard, in which Robin Williams made his final appearance and in which he portrays a gay man, may never be released to theaters. The film has been “failing to find a mainstream backer,” according to the Mirror: A source said: “It’s really sad but it is looking impossible that […]
Via press release Los Angeles, CA – Lambda Literary, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature, is proud to announce an historic partnership with the San Diego Unified School District to make its LGBT Writers in Schools Program available to the city’s high school students. Approved by the San Diego […]
By John Mack Freeman The first ever international conference on trans military particiaption was held in Washington, D. C. this week. Advocates for trans military inclusion and trans military members from around the world were invited to speak. Via an ACLU press release: “The lesson from today’s conference is clear,” said Aaron Belkin, Director of […]
By John Mack Freeman It can be easy to forget in the excitement of the recent bevy of same sex marriage bans that have been struck down that these rulings have other effects besides making marriage immediately available. Madelynn Taylor, a 74-year old Navy veteran, finally won the right to be buried next to her […]
By John Mack Freeman Veteran Tamara Lusardi has prevailed in her court case against the United States Army. While posted to the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Alabama, Lusardi alleged that she experienced discrimination from officers that insisted on referring to her as “sir” and “he” and refusing to allow […]
By John Mack Freeman North Carolina now has marriage equality, but the GOP of that state is not going quietly into that good night. Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate President, is introducing a bill that would allow magistrates in North Carolina to refuse to marry same sex couples due to the religious objections of […]
By John Mack Freeman Gloria Casarez passed away this week due to complications from her five-plus year battle with cancer. Casarez is best known for her work as the mayor of Philadelphia’s liaison to the LGBT community. Via PGN: Nutter appointed Casarez as Philadelphia’s first director of LGBT affairs in 2008. In that capacity, she […]
Six years after his last project, award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim is working with playwright David Ives on a new work. The musical will be based on two films by Luis Buñuel, “The Exterminating Angel” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” reports the New York Times: Mr. Sondheim, who has won Tony Awards and the […]