Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman In what looks at first like a counter-intuitive study, Lisa Lindley of George Mason University and Katrina Walsemann of the University of South Carolina have found that teenage girls who identify as lesbian or bisexual are significantly more likely to become pregnant. According to the study which analyzed three years of CDC data, […]
By John Mack Freeman LeTourneau University in Texas is an interdenominational Christian and NCAA Division III school. As originally reported by OutSports this week, it has banned its student athletes from same sex dating and public support of same sex marriage in the new student athlete handbook which is available on the school’s website. Via OutSports: The […]
By John Mack Freeman Jubilant crowds cheered throughout Ireland on Saturday as the results began to pour in from that country’s referendum on same-sex marriage. More than 61 percent of those voting in the referendum approved the country legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time. The “Yes” campaign as the efforts of those in favor […]
By John Mack Freeman Donald Green has retracted “When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support of gay marriage” from the December 2014 issue of Science because of new information that has emerged that the data used in the study was fabricated. The study received a good deal of press attention when it was published because […]
By John Mack Freeman Boy Scout President Robert Gates announced his support for ending the ban on gay adult leaders in the organization at the group’s annual meeting in Atlanta this past week. Gates said that given the cascading changes surrounding the issue at this time — including shifts in employment discrimination laws, internal dissent […]
By John Mack Freeman The first official federal monument to honor the service of LGBT veterans will be unveiled on Memorial Day (May 25, 2015). Via the Windy City Times: The first federally approved monument honoring LGBT veterans will be dedicated Monday, May 25—Memorial Day—at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, one hour […]
By John Mack Freeman A new study from ILGA shows that the number of countires that criminalize homosexuality has dropped from 92 to 76 from 2005 to 2015. Some of the top sheet results include: there are 117 countries (UN Members) where same sex sexual acts between adults in private are legal. Mozambique and Palau […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, the United Nations Free and Equal campaign released a new video encouraging people to see past labels. The video played all day in Times Square on May 14. Here is the video and description: This video from the United Nations Free & Equal campaign celebrates the contributions that millions of […]
By John Mack Freeman It seems like the Winter Olympics cannot be discussed without noting the problematic stance of the hosts on GLBT rights. In 2014, we covered extensively how the gay propaganda law in Russia caused an intense backlash against that country, the Olympics, and its sponsors. This turmoil led to a handful of […]
Via press release The statement reads: Michelle and I join our fellow Americans and others around the world in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia tomorrow, May 17. We take this opportunity to reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of every person, and […]