Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman (thanks to Nel Ward for the head’s up!) Jim Deva, the co-founder of Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium died Sunday according to CBC News. Deva was a leader in Vancouver’s LGBT community for many years as an advocate for free speech and an opponent of censorship. For a full obituary, please […]
Via press release The Lesbian Herstory Archives is raffling off 2, 4-DAY passes to New York Comic Con (October 9- 12th @ Jacob Javitz) in honor of our 40th Anniversary. To enter just donate $10.00 to LHA via our Network For Good fundraising page through 11:59pm October 5th. Type “NYCC” in the Designation box. You […]
By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Peter Coyl for the head’s up!) Television got queerer this year according to a new study by GLAAD. 3.9 percent of all series regulars on the five major networks are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. In 2014, there were no series regulars on a major network that were transgender (However, if the […]
By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Carolyn Caywood for the head’s up!) In a recent webinar by PFLAG, resources created by the Rainbow Project were highlighted for use by school librarians and other resource officers. We would like to extend our appreciation to all of the volunteers who spend their time working on this valuable […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Yesterday, The Advocate posted a review of the wildly popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale. The podcast, which takes the form of a community radio program broadcasting from a very strange little desert town, has become well-known for its wicked sense of humor and its seamless blend of the banal everyday with […]
Via John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Nel Ward for the tip!) Two new studies have been released from the Center for American Progress that focus on identifying the specific needs of the LGBT community. From their press release: The needs and characteristics of LGBT populations are less understood in part because government surveys do not […]
By John Mack Freeman The International Queer Culture Festival that was being held in St. Petersburg this week was attacked by a gang of homphobic thugs. The event was attended by over 160 people. After dealing with a last minute venue change, the new location was raided by attackers. Via PinkNews: Organiser Polina Andrianova told […]
By John Mack Freeman A report by the Williams Institute of the University of California has found that lifting the blanket ban on gay men giving blood could save over a million lives a year. The ban was introduced during the worst years of the AIDS crisis to stop any potential contamination of the blood […]
By John Mack Freeman Ultimate Fighting Championship’s women’s batamweight leader Ronda Rousey has refused to fight Fallon Fox. Rousey, who has won her last ten fights, has previously claimed that she could take anyone in the world. However, when trans fighter Fallon Fox challenged her, she refused. Rousey is claiming that trans fighters have an […]
By John Mack Freeman In the past, the United States Census has always counted same sex couples marriages as “unmarried partners” for statistical purposes. However, starting with this year’s American Community Survey, legally married same sex couples will be counted as “families.” While the Census has been tracking same sex households since 1990, this change […]