Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman A new study by the Black Youth Project has found that black and Latino LGBT youth have different priorities for the LGBT community than their white counterparts. In particular, many feel that marriage equality has drawn an inordinate amount of focus away from other important issues. Here are some of the […]
By John Mack Freeman And now for something completely bizarre. Tim Torkildson used to work for the Nomen Global Language Center. However, when Torkildson published a blog post on homophones, the Center’s owner Clarke Woodger fired Torkildson, stating that he was upset that now the school would be associated with homosexuality. For those playing along […]
By John Mack Freeman Florida: In just eight days, two Florida counties had judges strike down that state’s same sex marriage bans. The first was in the Keys followed by Miami-Dade County. Judge Zabel ruled in favor of the plaintiffs Equality Florida and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, stating in one part of the […]
By John Mack Freeman A new development in Boulder has temporarily halted the flow of same sex marriage licenses. The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Hillary Hall, the Boulder County Clerk of Court, is not allowed to hand out marriage licenses to same sex couples after the Circuit Court that Colorado is in found […]
By John Mack Freeman The oldest gay bookshop in the United States may have a second chance at success. Ed Hermance, the previous owner of Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia announced that he was closing the store because it was running a loss of $10,000-$15,000 per year. However, a new buyer for the store has been found. Via […]
Contributed by Ashley R. Lierman Via the Advocate (link includes video): Australian model Andreja Pejic announced in interviews with Entertainment Tonight, People.com, and Style.com, that she is a woman on Thursday. The 22-year-old model has long indicated a nonbinary transgender identity, and made use of feminine pronouns, but it was only last night that she came forward, confirming that she has been taking […]
The LGBTQ Scholars of Color Conference will gather a national group of LGBTQ people of color involved in research, evaluation, and scholarship. Our purpose is to build a vibrant network of LGBTQ Scholars of Color and to foster a pipeline for emerging LGBGTQ Scholars of Color. Participants will have opportunities to be mentored by senior scholars, […]
A colloquium about gender and sexuality will be held at the University of Toronto on October 18, 2014. Here is the description from their site: Gender and sexuality are two of the critical organizing axes of contemporary life. Alongside and intersecting with race, class, nation, and others, they constitute the ways through which we make ourselves known […]
By Ashley R. Lierman While there has never been anything to prevent players from playing gay, bisexual, or trans* characters, Version 5 of the Dungeons & Dragons rules actively encourage players to consider the full range of sexual and gender identities when creating their characters. Via PinkNews: Part of the character creation section states: “Think about […]
By Ashley R. Lierman L.A. LGBT film festival Outfest concluded its 2014 program this past Sunday. The list of winners is below. Audience Awards Documentary Short Families Are Forever, Directed by Vivian Kleiman Dramatic Short Alone With People, Directed by Drew Van Steenbergen Documentary Feature Back on Board: Greg Louganis, Directed by Cheryl Furjanic Dramatic Feature […]