Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tricia Boucher Mother says justice was served in Kedarie Johnson murder trial The two men charged with killing 16 year old gender-fluid Kedarie Johnson of last year were convicted in less than two hours. Out for votes: Battle over rights inspires more U.S. transgender candidates Trans woman Danica Roem, a Democrat running for a […]
Just a reminder! http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/10/glbtrt-seeks-nominations-2018-awards-recognizing-outstanding-service-glbt The nomination forms are up and running! Please share! The American Library Association (ALA) will be accepting nominations for our three awards soon. Please stay tuned for the links to the nomination forms and begin thinking about nominees! Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community The award will honor […]
By Thomas Maxheimer 27 LGBTI groups oppose this newly confirmed Trump judge Despite objections from the LGBTQ groups, all Republicans and eight Dems voted for her. The judge now fills a life-time position one level below the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are the ways Russia manipulated LGBTQ people on Facebook to influence the election We’re […]
GLBTRT Members: The GLBTRT is now accepting applications from members who wish to serve on the 2018 Stonewall Book Awards Committees, the Rainbow Book List Committee, and the Over the Rainbow Book List Committee. Committee members are required to be members of the GLBTRT. Please indicate in the application whether you are interested in serving […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Sam Smith joins James Corden for endearing Carpool Karaoke Smith is making a comeback to the public music scene with his new album The Thrill of it All. Even if you aren’t a Smith fan, it’s hard to not be moved by him and his music, especially when Corben surprises him with […]
By Tricia Boucher Asia’s biggest gay pride parade brings tens of thousands to Taipei The first pride parade since Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage attracted huge crowds of people who are still waiting for legislation to be passed that will make those marriages actually happen. Tanzania illegally detains human rights lawyers for ‘promoting homosexuality’ Human rights […]
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? At the moment, my role in GLBTRT is as a member. For the last 8 years I have served ALA as a representative to IFLA and as a standing committee member on Library Services to the Multicultural Populations Section. After the August IFLA meeting in […]
By Tricia Boucher Arkansas’ Top Court Says Married Lesbian Moms Still Not Equal On Birth Certificates Arkansas’ Supreme Court ruled that the state can legally refuse to list two mothers on a child’s birth certificate. Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases resigns Judge W. Mitchell Nance, who refused to hear adoption cases […]
By Thomas Maxheimer The Trump Administration Wants to Air its Homophobic Views Out Loud in the SCOTUS Anti-Gay Baker Case A bakery in Colorado refused to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding citing religious freedom. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case in early December and the Trump administration has filed a […]
By Thomas Maxheimer I didn’t grow up with LGBT kids’ TV characters – but I found them elsewhere The Disney Channel has created its first LGBTQ themed storyline on Andi Mack. Hilarious Video Perfectly Calls Out Misogyny In The Gay Community Misogyny is not really funny, but exposing everyday insensitivities in a humorous way can […]