Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ashley R. Lierman The off-Broadway musical of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir enjoyed great success last year, and will arrive on Broadway this spring. Tickets can now be purchased for its upcoming run at the Circle in the Square Theatre, which will begin March 27, 2015. (via SheWired) Earlier this year, Bechdel was awarded […]
By John Mack Freeman The book Fat Angie has been the subject of what appears to be a ban by a school from a small town in Texas. From Never Be Silenced (written by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo): Last month, a middle school visit in Small Town, TX was canceled four days before I was to appear to […]
By John Mack Freeman Brisbane parents Yolanda Bogert and Guy Kershaw put a retraction in the December 2nd The Courier Mail to correct the mistake in their child’s original birth announcement. The retraction can be seen above. Via The Daily Mail: ‘I needed to show my son I support him 100 per cent and wanted to let […]
By John Mack Freeman As part of its “All God’s Children” campaign that focuses on targeting evangelicals in Mississippi, the Human Rights Campaign has released a new ad this week. Entitled “Justin,” it features a gay soldier talking about why Mississippi needs to evolve on equality. Watch it below:
By John Mack Freeman In this week’s edition of ridiculous reasons to censor something, the town of Tuszyn in central Poland has banned Winnie the Pooh for his non-standard sexuality. Yes, that’s right. The cartoon bear beloved by generations for his love of honey has placed a Polish town in a sexual quandary when naming […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Constantine, new to NBC this season, has already gotten so roughed up in the press that it hardly seems worth saying anything else negative about it. For those not familiar, the series is an adaptation of the long-running comics series Hellblazer, and as noted on this blog, there was controversy early […]
By Ashley R. Lierman In my first column, I touched briefly on Canadian game developer BioWare and their inclusion of same-sex relationships and queer characters. The Dragon Age series of games is currently one of BioWare’s big titles, and with the newest installment, Dragon Age: Inquisition, debuting this week, I thought it would be a […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Comedian Marc Evan Jackson spoke to Out recently about his role on FOX’s police sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where he plays the husband of Andre Braugher’s stony-faced, by-the-book gay police chief. Now early in its second season, the series has already earned praise for its diverse and stereotype-busting cast of characters, including […]
By John Mack Freeman A new ad from the HRC targets Mississippi evangelicals in an effort to increase their support of same sex marriage and LGBT issues more broadly. Watch it below:
By Ilyse Kramer Thirteen-year-old Jazz-Jennings is a prolific trans advocate, recognized as the youngest person on The Advocate’s “40 under 40.” She has co-founded TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which is committed to supporting and advocating for Trans children in their communities, shared her story on 20/20, 60 Minutes, the Oprah Winfrey Network, YouTube vlogs, and […]