Media of Note February 18, 2014: YA Diversity, Bechdel, and Anti-Bullying

Authors Relaunch YA Diversity Website YA authors Cindy Pon and Malinda Lo have relaunched their Tumblr website Diversity in YA that was founded in 2011 as a website and book tour. The site states: “We celebrate young adult books about all kinds of diversity, from race to sexual orientation to gender identity and disability. Our […]

Kansas Changes Position on Denying Internet to Communities

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 Last week, GLBT News published a story about the state of Kansas trying to block the growth of the internet in all their communities. Communication on the internet about the state’s actions may have embarrassed legislators enough that they withdrew their idea. Because that’s exactly what they did when they postponed hearings set for last […]

Interview With Dan Savage

On Friday, June 24, 2011,  my first day upon arriving in New Orleans for our annual conference,  I had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Savage by phone, who was also in New Orleans to deliver the conference’s keynote speech. ~~*~~ Tracy Nectoux: Thank you for agreeing to interview with me. Dan Savage: Well, of course. Nectoux: When you were […]