Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tess Goldwasser David is the Chair of the GLBTRT Web Committee. The RT’s web presence is spread over many platforms: Drupal (main website), WordPress (4 blogs), Twitter, Facebook, and LibraryThing. David coordinates all the content and technological updates to these various platforms. He has been a member of GLBTRT since joining ALA nine years […]
By John Mack Freeman I can hardly believe it. The GLBT News reformat has gone on for a whole year. Here’s a bit of a look back at what we accomplished in the last year: Over 540 posts, including: 30 pieces of original content (and the new regular column “Queer Quest” by Ashley R. Lierman) 36 profiles compiled, […]
By Tess Goldwasser Julie is the co-chair of the GLBTRT Advocacy Committee and was recently appointed to be one of the GLBTRT representatives on the Diversity Council. She was a public librarian for 20 years, serving as a librarian in jails and prisons, as well as in family literacy, and then in a branch as […]
By Tess Goldwasser What is your role within the GLBTRT? I am on the Resources Committee and am currently compiling an annotated bibliography of media relating to non-binary gender identities. What professional work do you perform? I’m a Research & Instruction Librarian at Haverford College, supporting the anthropology, education, psychology, and sociology departments. I get […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Having written about Constantine last column, I thought it’d be only fair to move on to another comic-to-television adaptation that’s been in the news for issues of LGBT representation. Gotham, Fox’s new Batman prequel/reboot, got some attention earlier this fall when executive producer Danny Cannon confirmed the show would include Detective […]
By Ann K. Symons GLBTRT’s Fund Raising Committee, chaired by Erin Berman, has set a goal to raise $5,000 in 2015. Part of the money will be to support the Emerging Leader Program, part for Stonewall, and another part to continue our advocacy efforts. We have a great start. Erin, herself, has raised over $600.00 […]
By John Mack Freeman When I can, I try to build bridges instead of burn them. I think that reacting in a hostile fashion often leads to everyone becoming defensive and blocks any progress towards real conversation and growth. And while there are some things that are so repugnant that they need to be countered […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Constantine, new to NBC this season, has already gotten so roughed up in the press that it hardly seems worth saying anything else negative about it. For those not familiar, the series is an adaptation of the long-running comics series Hellblazer, and as noted on this blog, there was controversy early […]
