Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
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By John Mack Freeman UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon insisted that he was still devoted to GLBT rights and equality even after stripping out any mention of equality or GLBT rights from the UN’s new development goals. Via PinkNews: The final text pledges to ensure that “human rights and fundamental freedoms are enjoyed by all, […]
By John Mack Freeman For National Coming Out Day this year, StoryCorps has released an animated version of one of their contributor’s coming out stories. Via Out.com: The groundbreaking oral history project StoryCorps released the animated short “The Saint of Dry Creek” in partnership with the It Gets Better Project today as part of the OutLoud […]
By John Mack Freeman Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church asserted that marriage was forever and could only exist between a single and a single woman at a synod on family that opened this week. Via Associated Press: Francis launched the synod process two years ago by sending out a 39-point questionnaire to bishops, […]
By John Mack Freeman A new campaign from Campbell’s featuring real families includes families with same-sex parents for the first time. Via Ad Age: “Our goal was to sort of take what Campbell’s has always been about and convey it in a fresher way,” Ms. Rani said of the 146-year old brand. “We want people […]
By John Mack Freeman A Malaysian court upheld a ban on cross-dressing this week that continues to criminalize trans women in that country. The ruling overturned a previous ruling on procedural grounds. Via PinkNews: In November, the Appeals Court ruled that Section 66 of the Sharia code of the state of Negeri Sembilan – that bars Muslim men […]
By Ashley R. Lierman SheWired has released a list of 21 shows on TV that will include queer female characters this fall. Results are mixed in terms of these characters’ prominence and longevity, but at least this helpful guide provides a starting point for interested viewers. The lineup includes American Horror Story: Hotel, Arrow, Faking […]
By John Mack Freeman A travel grant for any LIS-related conference is available from Litwin Books. From their website: Litwin Books provides financial support to scholars in LIS and related fields for travel to conferences they attend, domestically or internationally. Travel grants are limited to $500 for domestic conferences and $1000 for travel to a […]
By John Mack Freeman HRC has released a new brief about stopping biphobia in the workplace during this year Bisexual Awareness Week (this past week, September 20-26). The report points to the staggering number of bisexual adults who are still in the closet at work and the issues related to bisexual visibility in the workplace. Read […]
By John Mack Freeman At least week’s annual Emmy ceremony, the Amazon show Transparent received 11 nomination and won 5 awards. The show, which focus on trans woman Maura Pfefferman coming out to her children late in life, has received strong critical acclaim. Among the show’s winner, Jeffrey Tambor won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for […]
By John Mack Freeman The first Peruvian children’s book to feature same-sex parents is set to be released this September. Published by Zoe’s Closet, the book Camilla Has Two Moms? was written by author and activist Veronica Ferrari. Via PinkNews: Author and activist Veronica Ferrari says her book “seeks to make visible all these families of […]
