Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tricia Boucher Georgia lawmaker suggests quarantining people with HIV State representative Betty Price (R), suggested quarantining HIV-positive persons during a committee meeting that, ironically, was set up to look at barriers to treatment for HIV-positive persons. Gay Agent Fired After Sexual Assault Allegations Gay men join women with their #MeToo stories of sexual assault […]
By Thomas Maxheimer There’s a rising global tide of crackdowns on LGBT communities So far, Tajikistan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, Indonesia and the Russian republic of Chechnya have all rounded up people suspected of being gay. Sessions deals another blow to the LGBT community Mississippi is the national leader in anti-LGBTQ laws stemming from religious objections […]
By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Freak Show’ Is the Underdog Tale We’ve Been Waiting For The show follows the James St. James novel where Billy Bloom, played by Alex J. Lawther, moves from accepting Connecticut to the oppressive southern U.S. The film will star Bette Midler, Larry Pine, Laverne Cox, Abigail Breslin, AnnaSophia Robb, Ian Nelson, Celia […]
By Tricia Boucher Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights around the world See what LGBT rights exist around the world! Perth’s Anglican church offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to LGBT community While the diocese of Sydney has been criticized for donating one million dollars to support the “no” vote against same-sex marriage in Australia, the Perth diocese […]
By Tricia Boucher ‘Hazards of Homosexuality’ Flier Distributed at Values Voter Summit MassResistance, an anti-LGBT group, distributed a pamphlet at the Values Voter Summit that discussed the “hazards of homosexuality”. The flier was from a book endorsed by Dr. Paul Church, a urologist who was dismissed from his position at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital for […]
By Thomas Maxheimer LGBT Americans feel Trump has sacrificed them to shore up his evangelical base “The Trump-Pence administration launched an all-out assault on LGBTQ people, women, and other minority communities by unleashing a sweeping license to discriminate,” says Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. Man banned from Oregon library after hiding LGBTQ DVDs Staff […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Watch Laverne Cox’s short history of transgender rights & learn something today The ACLU, Laverne Cox, Transparent producer and artist Zackary Drucker, and the creative team of Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder have teamed up to create the trans history. Watch the powerful video here. ‘Tom of Finland’ Hits U.S. Movie Theaters […]
By Tricia Boucher LGBT people in Egypt targeted in wave of arrests and violence Amnesty International reports that people are being arrested in Egypt after rainbow flags were displayed at a concert. While not a criminal offense in Egypt, people suspected of homosexual acts, particularly men, are often arrested. Groundbreaking LGBTQ Art Show on Display […]
By Tricia Boucher Trans Teen Sues Catholic Health Organization After Being Denied Medical Care The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender boy who was denied medical care – not by his mother’s insurance carrier, but by her employer, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA. OutFront: Harvard Swimmer Sets Example for […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Trump’s Strategic HHS Plan Erases All Mention of LGBTQ People and Their Health Needs HRC reports that the Department of Health and Human Services 2018-2022 strategic plan has been scrubbed of all mention of LGBTQ-related issues. Lambda Legal to Appeal to SCOTUS to Block Mississippi’s Heinous Anti-LGBTQ ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Even though […]