Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman Two new reports were released this week that specifically sought information about bisexual people in America. The results about violence, discrimination, and challenges were not encouraging. The first report is entitled “Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans” was released by the Movement Advancement Project, an independent think tank focusing on LGBT issues, in […]
By John Mack Freeman The International Olympic Committee has added a new clause to the contract that governs host cities that will protect LGBT coaches, participants, and visitors. The IOC, which governs the international Olympic Games, has been under fire since early this year after the Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia. Russia’s continued […]
By John Mack Freeman Ventura High School in California has declined a donation from Chik-Fil-A due to that company’s history of supporting anti-LGBT causes. The company wanted to donate 200 sandwiches to the school for a back-to-school booster fundraiser. However, principal Val Wyatt declined the donation, stating that she didn’t even want the company to […]
By John Mack Freeman Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. Here are some online resources related to Hispanic and Latina/o culture and LGBTQ issues that may be helpful (thanks to Carolyn Caywood for the list!). The Latino GLBT History Project GLBTQ entry on Latino literature “A Look at […]
By John Mack Freeman A new study shows that delaying the onset of puberty may be helpful for transgender teens. Via CBS News: By delaying the onset of puberty, those children who go on to gender reassignment“have the lifelong advantage of a body that matches their gender identities without the irreversible body changes of a […]
By John Mack Freeman Three out innovators in their fields have one MacArthur “Genius” grants this year. Civil rights attorney Mary Bonauto won the grant for her work as a civil rights lawyer for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders. Via the Foundation website: In 2009, Bonauto led a team from GLAD and private law […]
By John Mack Freeman Here’s a sampling of stories from around the web this week: DirecTV has a new commercial commemorating the return of football season featuring a same sex couple. Watch the ad here. Remember how we said last week that the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade was going to allow LGBT groups to […]
Via press release Today, Free & Equal, the United Nations Human Rights Office’s global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, releases “UN Free & Equal: One Billion Rising” a video highlighting the campaign’s impact to date. “In the past year, more than a billion people around the world have been […]
By John Mack Freeman Angelica Ross recently founded TransTech as a nonprofit in Chicago. Having personally experienced the trials that can affect trans people in the workplace and during job searches, Ross is seeking to help others avoid many of the trials that she had to go through. Via The Advocate: “TransTech emerged from my […]
By John Mack Freeman The Supreme Court has decided to look at petitions from Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia to assess whether or not the Court will take up these cases in their next session. The Court will begin meeting in private sessions on September 29th to decide what cases will appear on their […]