Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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Earlier this year, a San Francisco-based group called HACKmarriage put stickers on books in libraries and bookstores that changed the definitions of marriage from being a union of a man and a woman to being a union of ‟two people.” But activists aren’t the only people changing dictionaries. Several wordsmith are reevaluating their current definitions. […]
Research from the UCLA Williams Institute through surveys, polls, and wage data indicates that employment discrimination against LGBT people is persistent and pervasive. In addition, enforcement of anti-discrimination protections is not overly burdensome, and businesses general support these policies. Further research shows that a majority of people in every Congressional district supports laws protecting against […]
Edie Windsor, plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned DOMA, came in third this year for Time’s “person of the year,” following Pope Francis and Edward Snowden. She was also a finalist in the public online poll. Windsor said: “I am honored that Time chose me as one of the number 3 individuals […]
The AFL-CIO, the country’s largest labor federation, amended its constitution in September, banning discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression. The constitution now states: “To encourage all workers without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to share equally in the full benefits of […]
A book to watch out for. A new picture book, God Made Dad & Mom, teaches children that a straight family is the only good family as Michael is taught both at home and in school that all families have one mother and one father. Michael’s friend Jimmy has two dads, which worries Michael. Visiting […]
An antidote to Michael is Misha in Misha & His Moms Go to the Olympics. FCKH8.com, a for-profit T-shirt company based in Michigan, will send 10,000 copies of this coloring book featuring LGBT people and their families to children in Sochi and Moscow in response to Russia’s law imposing fines and perhaps jail time for […]
Bill Cohen of Harrington Park Press asks for assistance from GLBTRT members to identify missing titles on the publishing company’s “Guide” to LGBTQ peer review scholarly journals. Only journals identifying themselves as having a central LGBTQ focus in main titles or the body of their advertising are included. Popular magazines are excluded from the guide. […]
The GLBTRT is nothing without our volunteers, and there are four new committees that are looking for interested members. These committees are the Ad Hoc Planning Committee for GLBTRT Pre-Conference the 2015 Annual Conference (San Francisco), the Ad Hoc Advocacy Committee to Produce GLBTRT Toolkit, the Resources Committee, and the Reviews Committee. ALA/GLBTRT members who wish to […]
Our In Memoriam series pays tribute to LGBT individuals of note that have passed away. Doug Ireland, political journalist, media critic, and LGBT activist, died on October 26, 2013 at the age of 67. His gay political writings were published by Gay City News, The Village Voice, The New York Observer, New York Magazine, and […]
The 2014 Gay Games is providing a participation scholarship, ranging from $750 to $1,350, for those who wish to be part of the event but lack the financial means to attend. Scholarships can be used for registration fees for the 2014 Gay Games, transportation to and from host cities Cleveland and Akron, and housing. Gay […]