Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman The Malawi government has decided this week that they will not prosecute people under that country’s anti-gay laws. Via LGBTQ Nation: Earlier this month, two men were detained by a neighborhood watch team, who turned them over to police, according to Human Rights Watch and the Centre for the Development of […]
By John Mack Freeman An anti-trans initiative has failed to gather the required signatures to make the ballot in California. Via Towleroad: Had it been approved by California voters, the “Personal Privacy Protection Act” would have required trans people to use public restrooms according to their biological sex unless a doctor confirmed they had undergone gender reassignment surgery. In response to […]
By John Mack Freeman U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson ruled in Layana White and Haley Videckis v. Pepperdine University “that sexual orientation discrimination is not a category distinct from sex or gender discrimination.” The two students have sued the school saying that they were mistreated by their basketball coach at the Christian university because they were […]
By John Mack Freeman There were mixed results for referendums in the last week that sought to expand same-sex union rights to European countries. In Greece, the parliament voted 193 to 56 in favor of granting civil union rights to same-sex couples. This measure was strenuously opposed by the Orthodox Church. Via Advocate.com: Greece is […]
By John Mack Freeman A Massachusetts court has ruled that a Catholic school discriminated against a gay man when they rescinded an offer of employment because they discovered he was married to a man. Superior Court Associate Justice Douglas H. Wilkins ruled that Fontbonne Academy violated that commonwealth’s anti-discrimination laws. This is believed to be one of […]
By John Mack Freeman A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging North Carolina’s law that allows for magistrates to recuse themselves from performing marriages based on their religious beliefs. The law was passed earlier this year by the Republican-controlled legislature over the veto of Governor Pat McCrory (R). Via LGBTQ Nation: The lawsuit, […]
By John Mack Freeman The Mexico Supreme Court declared this week that all bans on same sex marriage in that country were unconstitutional. The move comes after a same-sex couple in the state of Jalisco had filed a suit challenging the ban. The Court first moved earlier this year in June to legalize same-sex marriage. […]
By John Mack Freeman Numerous presidential candidates have taken anti-LGBT stances in the last week. Senator Ted Cruz and former Governor Mike Huckabee (both Republican candidates for President) have both made promises that would make the First Amendment Defense Act a priority in their first hundred days in office if they were elected president. This bill would provide for a […]
By John Mack Freeman The United Nations Human Rights office has released its first video campaign specifically targeting worldwide LGBT discrimination. Watch it below:
By John Mack Freeman The Empire State Pride Agenda announced this week that they will be suspending operations in 2016 after 25 years in operation. The group’s Board of Directors unanimously voted on the move; however, the group’s political action committee will stay functional. The group said via press release: The Boards’ decision comes on […]