Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman A ruling by the Vatican this past week made it impossible for trans people to officially become a new baby’s godparents. Via Advocate.com: Alex Salinas, 21, was denied the opportunity by his local church because he is transgender. Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy of the diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta, overturned the […]
By John Mack Freeman Nepal issued its first third-gender passport this week. With this move, Nepal joins the very few countries on the planet to offer non-binary gender options on passports. Individuals can choose “male,” “female,” or “other” as their preferred gender option. The only other countries where this option is available are New Zealand […]
By John Mack Freeman Governor Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico issued two executive orders this week that extend protections to trans people in the US commonwealth. One order allows for Puerto Ricans to change the gender on their driver’s license to match that of their gender identity. The second bans hospitals from discriminating against patients in […]
By John Mack Freeman Judge Robert Doumar has dismissed claims that Title IX protects trans students to use the bathroom of their appropriate gender identity. Title IX protects students from discrimination on the basis of sex. Via Buzzfeed: The Justice Department had filed a statement of interest in the case, arguing that Grimm had a […]
By John Mack Freeman The American Medical Association has waded into the discussion over trans service in the military by declaring that there is no reason that trans people cannot serve. Specifically the organization passed a measure that said in part: RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association affirm that there is no medically valid reason […]