Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman Out CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is about to travel to one of the few places he has never been before: the Marvel Universe. In the upcoming issue of Black Widow (#12), Cooper will appear as himself. His show will serve as a catalyst for big changes in Black Widow’s world. His appearance comes […]
By John Mack Freeman Over the summer, it was announced that GaymerX was no more. The gaming convention that focused on providing a safe space for LGBT, minority, and female gamers had hit a rough financial patch during the planning of their second convention. Due to a lack of sponsor support, rising costs, and an explosion […]
By John Mack Freeman A new domain ending was released this week, and it seeks to provide websites with a tool to raise money for HIV prevention and research. The dotHIV initiative will be providing web addresses to businesses and nonprofits that end in “.hiv”. Dubbed the digital red ribbon, it is the first top-level […]
By Ashely R. Lierman A concert scheduled for September 13th in Santo Domingo has been canceled by the government of the Dominican Republic, apparently on moral grounds. Among the charges against the singer is that she promotes lesbian sex. Via The Advocate: In a statement released Thursday, the commission said the concert was to be called off because […]
Watch actor and trans activist Laverne Cox in her recent interview with ABC News, as she talks candidly about bullying, her childhood suicide attempt, and the value of transgender representation. Watch more news videos | Latest from the US]
By John Mack Freeman As anyone who has seen the 2006 documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated can attest (and if you haven’t seen it, you very much should), the MPAA has a lot of problems when it comes to rating movies. Never mind the chilling effect that ratings systems in general can have, the MPAA’s […]
By John Mack Freeman Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home is coming to Broadway next year. The musical adaptation is slated to debut in time for next year’s Tony Awards. The musical will follow the story of the book, exploring how she discovers her sexual identity. In the show, Bechdel serves as a narrator who is writing […]
By John Mack Freeman The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a 2012 book that chronicles the life of Cameron Post. After her parents die, she is forced to move to Montana to live with a conservative aunt while trying to blend in to survive. When she meets Coley Taylor, though, things change. Via Goodreads: “She and […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The Dog, directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, chronicles the life of John Wojtowicz, who was the inspiration for Al Pacino’s character in Dog Day Afternoon. Wojtowicz was a complicated character: an early gay rights activist and a proponent of same-sex marriage at a time when the issue was not even […]
Submitted by Ashley R. Lierman Via the Advocate: Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service bills itself as “inclusive, expansive and courageous,” and it appears to be living up to that claim as it launches a new show called Living With the Enemy next month, with a first episode that features a staunchly conservative Anglican minister forced to […]