Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ashley R. Lierman A new book by Charlie Bird focuses on marriage equality in Ireland, which was voted into law at this time one year ago. The Advocate presented an excerpt from the story of John Paul Calnan in the book, about the heartache of a bereaved partner before same-sex marriage was the law […]
By Ashley R. LIerman On her show Full Frontal this week, Samantha Bee was another commentator to tear into North Carolina’s recent transphobic law House Bill 2. Her shaming of Governor Pat McCrory as “potty prefect” of the state came as part of a larger piece on how moderate and liberal voter apathy in the […]
By Ashley R. Lierman A new documentary from HBO, Suited, will focus on Brooklyn-based tailoring company Bindle & Keep, which serves trans men and women as well as gender non-conforming people, reports Out.com. Produced by Lena Dunham, the film will follow the experiences of various clients of the company, and the importance of what Bindle & Keep does to help […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Trans actress and icon Laverne Cox will be playing the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Fox’s upcoming televised remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show. A new clip via The Advocate gives a sneak peek at Cox’s performance. Watch the clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outmDIi29Bo
By John Mack Freeman This week, GLAAD released its annual report on the state of GLBT representation in films produced by the major studios in Hollywood. Of 126 major releases, 17.5% had a character that identified as GLBT. Via PinkNews: However, when it came to racial diversity of these characters there was a noticeable drop. […]
By Elizabeth Gartley Last week, I had the opportunity to work with two public librarians to lead a session on serving LGBTQ youth at a state conference for children’s and youth librarians. The collaboration was especially rewarding because while the three of us are librarians with a shared interest in serving LGBTQ youth, we also […]
By John Mack Freeman Curt Schilling, a former professional baseball player and current ESPN commentator, has been fired from ESPN for sharing a transphobic meme and making transphobic comments on Facebook. Via New York Times: Schilling, who had worked for the network since 2010 and most recently offered analysis on “Monday Night Baseball,” was dismissed […]
By Ashley R. Lierman A recent parody on Saturday Night Live took aim at the entire basis of recent anti-LGBT “religious freedom” bills. In the form of a satirical movie trailer, the clip presents a right-winger’s paranoid fantasy of an America where Christians are oppressed, gays are the most powerful people in the country, and […]
By Ashley R. Lierman So did you hear about The 100? It’s a crummy story with a sort of okay ending. The 100, a post-apocalyptic SF drama on the CW network, had a long-running popular queer female character, and in the course of the plot she was killed off – in an accident, shortly after […]
By John Mack Freeman James Hannaham has won the 2016 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his book Delicious Foods. Via the Pen/Faulkner Foundation: James Hannaham’s Delicious Foods is at once a sweeping American tale of race and exploitation, a darkly comedic thriller, and an intimate portrayal of a troubled mother and her damaged son. The narrative follows the lives […]