Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
The British government is rewriting 700 years worth of rules related to the ascension to the British throne to respond to the country’s new same-sex marriage law. But the changes aren’t what you might think at first. They aren’t seeking to block same-sex couples from ever ascending to the throne; in fact, they’re planning on […]
In a study that was published by UCLA’s Williams Institute, researchers found that LGBT individuals were significantly more likely to struggle with hunger than their heterosexual counterparts. Some key findings: 29% of LGBT adults said that at some point in the last year they did not have adequate resources to feed themselves or their families […]
Researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health discovered that LGB individuals that live in regions with higher levels of homophobia die earlier. In fact, the study pointed to a shorter life expectancy of approximately 12 years between high stigma and low stigma areas. In the words of Dr. Hatzenbuehler, the lead author on the […]
Some preservationists in New York are calling for a new standard of protection for the Stonewall Inn and the bar Julius’ due to their importance in LGBT history. Although both buildings are largely protected from harm due to their location in a historic district, the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation (GVHSP) would like the […]
During recent years, coming out of the closet has resulted in one or two days of publicity before another celebrity or sports figure declares an LGBT sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Media surrounding University of Missouri lineman Michael Sam, 2013 All-American defensive end and NFL prospect, just doesn’t stop. Despite some of the evil troll […]
Looking back across the decades, there might be good news for LGBT rights once a month or even once a year. Now so much happens in a week that there’s not one issue but several Virginia: U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen wrote a touching opinion in her ruling that struck down the state’s […]
By John Mack Freeman I love the Olympics. For most of the year, I am an incredibly internationally-oriented person who believes that the interconnectedness of the world is a good thing. However, during the games, I swell with national pride, and I become Team USA all the way. My best friend Mandy and I had […]
At times, the fight for marriage equality can seem both incredibly fast and grindingly slow. After a series of victories in 2013 that culminated in two positive Supreme Court decisions, the pace of marriage equality has slowed due to the ponderous way that court cases work their way through the system. However, in an effort […]
Nel’s favorite of the week: “A new study from Indiana researchers tells us what most even minded people will already have assumed to be true: that sex and romance in gay relationships are closely linked. The research [was] published this month in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.” North Carolina trans student becomes first out Homecoming […]
Newly elected New York mayor Bill De Blasio plans to skip this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade because of its exclusions of LGBT groups. He will be the first New York mayor in 20 years to not march down Fifth Avenue in the Irish-American celebration. David N. Dinkins boycotted the parade in 1993 after sponsors […]