Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Six years after his last project, award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim is working with playwright David Ives on a new work. The musical will be based on two films by Luis Buñuel, “The Exterminating Angel” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” reports the New York Times: Mr. Sondheim, who has won Tony Awards and the […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The out actor, most recently seen in the film Gone Girl and starring in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will host the Oscars this coming February, according to Variety magazine. Harris will lead the 87th Oscar show, following Ellen DeGeneres’s brief stint as host. Harris announced his upcoming appearance via social […]
By Ilyse Kramer Patti Spangler, who describes herself in her Huffington Post article as “retired intersex transwoman truck driver and aspiring activist,” will share her story in the documentary short, Trucker Patti, at the 2014 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival coming up in November. For over 25 years, Patti had lived in fear that her […]
By John Mack Freeman A high school production of Almost, Maine has had the remainder of its rehearsals and all of its performances cancelled by the principal of a high school in Maiden, North Carolina. Via GayStarNews: The school’s principal, Rob Bliss, has released a statement surrounding the outrage. He said: ‘In regards to the request […]
By John Mack Freeman Although it’s legal to be LGBT in South Korea, that doesn’t mean that it’s easy. A music video from the Chinese girl group SNH48 has been banned in South Korea. The reason cited for the ban is that several scenes in the music video feature members of the group embracing. The […]
By Ashley R. Lierman At the beginning of this month, we linked on this blog to the Advocate’s piece on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. As I’m beginning this column in October, though, and because Night Vale is near and dear to me personally, I thought I might start with a more in-depth discussion […]
Amazon original TV series Transparent, which focuses on the relationship between a trans woman and her adult children as she transitions to female, plans on making some changes in its second season, according to creator Jill Soloway. Among these will be recruiting a transgender writer – especially after the criticism the series has faced for […]
By John Mack Freeman A lot of new LGBT documentaries made the news this week. To Russia With Love Via Out.com: To Russia With Love follows the triumphs and trials of 2014’s Olympic athletes, getting star power from Sochi commentator Johnny Weir. If he has a platform, that’s not true of a group of young […]
By John Mack Freeman Webcomic xkcd released a comic this week showing that the support for same sex marriage has vastly outpaced support for interracial marriage over a similar timeline. Indeed, by the time interracial marriage had reached majority support, it had already been the law of the land for 28 years.
By John Mack Freeman The British LGBT breakout success film Pride has received an “R”-rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. This means that in most cinemas, children under the age of 17 will not be allowed to see the film unless they are accompanied by a guardian. As we reported a few months ago, another […]