Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Please consider donating to our round table! GLBTRT is eligible for matching funds up to $2,000 for any donations to the RT given on Giving Tuesday (November 27). The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the GLBT professional library community, […]
Courts overturn same-sex marriage laws in Bermuda; same-sex marriage rejected by Taiwanese voters; Hong Kong refuses to even start down a road that allows same-sex marriage. Bermuda top court reverses government’s gay marriage ban Taiwan votes down same-sex marriage as China welcomes midterm results Hong Kong legislature rejects step towards same-sex unions
LGBT triumphs: 2 governorships, at least 9 seats in Congress LGBT candidates won big in this year’s midterm election including Jared Polis who became the nation’s first openly gay governor of any state. Photographer Florian Joahn challenges ideas of masculinity Inspired by a trip to São Paulo for a transgender community exhibition called “Y’all better quiet […]
The following is an interview with DAVID LOPEZ, Senior Librarian at Santa Ana Public Library. What is the title of your program? Forest of the Enchanted Drag Queens: All Ages Storytime and LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Fair Program or Outreach Description A special event featuring two local drag queens who read bilingual stories and performed […]
LGBT persons migrate to the US for safety, insight into Tanzania’s anti-LGBT agenda, and good news for Costa Rica! Threat of violence at home spurs LGBT migrants on to the border What to Know About Tanzania’s Anti-LGBT Crackdown ‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
We are delighted to announce Hannah Bowser, MLIS will be the GLBT-RT‘s 2019 Emerging Leader. Hannah will be joining the team working on the GLBT-RT archive in celebration of the RT’s 50th anniversary. Hannah is Virtual Services Librarian at New Hanover County Library in Wilmington, NC. She earned her MLIS at the University of Alabama. […]
“Surveillance squads” in Tanzania created to hunt down gay people; Mexico courts rule for gay marriage (in the US); Anglican schools in Australia won’t fire teachers for being gay. Tanzania: Anti-gay crackdown in Dar es Salaam Mexico Ruling Backs Same-Sex Couple Sydney Anglican principal rejects right to sack gay teachers
‘You Are Safe Now’: Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral Matthew Shepard’s ashes were buried on October 26, 2018 at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.-20 years after his death. “Transgender” Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration The Department of Health and Human Services is leading an effort to provide […]
Being LGBT is a crime in Malawi, so of course crimes against LGBT persons there go unreported; self-described homophobe Jair Bolsonaro is expected to win Brazil’s presidential election; a great story about code-switching to share with straight people. Malawi: Arrests, Violence against LGBT People Brazil’s fearful LGBT community prepares for a ‘proud homophobe’ Code-switching: How […]
Orange City Public Library is not currently responding to a recent Facebook Live video in which library-owned LGBTQIA books were burned by a local “pro-life, pro-family” activist during the city’s annual “OC Pride” event. It might be kind to offer letters of support to both local librarians and LGBTQIA organizations. Please note, no one has […]