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LGBTQ+ Bookstores Deliver Literature, Charity, and Joy Amidst Crisis
Megan Drake interviewed for “BOUNDLESSRAINBOWLOVE” blog
This Italian blog is maintained by a community of bloggers in Italy. They cover LGBTQAI+ issues in Italy and around the world. This is a wonderful interview. Congratulations to Megan, and grazie molto to Katya Parente for the publication of this interview! You can read the interview at this URL: https://boundlessrainbowlove.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/parla-con-katya-oggi-con-noi-la-rainbow-round-table-rrt/
Prince & Knight to Remain on Library Shelves
Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack, illustrated by Stevie Lewis and published by Little Bee Books is just over a year old. A picture book at forty pages long, it celebrates a prince in search of his perfect mate. Recently it was used for a storytime at ImagineIf libraries in Flathead County Montana, after which […]
LGBTQIA+ World News
See how Bollywood responds to the decriminalization of gay sex in India; not everyone likes a program for challenging homophobia in primary schools in England; nor do all Anglicans agree with new guidance on how to welcome transgender church members. Pioneering Bollywood lesbian romance opens in India Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga review […]
Stonewall Authors Scheduled Appearances at ALA Annual Conference
If you cannot attend the Stonewall Book Awards Brunch, or cannot wait until Monday morning to meet a favorite author, here is a list of Stonewall Author appearances in the ALA Exhibits Hall. Stop by and say hello. Stonewall Authors Scheduled Appearances at 2011 ALA Annual Conference Date Author Citation Location Award Sunday, 26 June, […]
Tickets Still Available to Stonewall Book Awards Brunch
Going to ALA Annual Conference?  Celebrate & support LGBTQ literature.  Attend the Stonewall Book Awards Brunch on Monday, June 27, 2011 – 10:30am – 2:00pm. Tickets You can get your tickets in the following ways: Haven’t registered for Annual yet?  You can add the Stonewall Book Awards Brunch to your registration during the normal process. […]
Beautiful Response to Book Banning: Revolutionary Readings
American Libraries “Year in Review 2010,” which noted GLBTRT’s Speaking OUT Against Bullying List, also described a successful book ban in Burlington County (NJ). One resident succeeded in getting Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology pulled from both the Rancocas Valley Regional High School library and the Burlington County Library System. Awesome Montclair State […]
American Libraries ‘Year in Review 2010’ article notes GLBTRT’s Speaking OUT Against Bullying List in a Censorship Context
Tenth on American Libraries’ Year in Review 2010 list is Censorship. Our Speaking OUT Against Bullying Resource is discussed in the context of book banning campaigns.  One book banning, we noted on our Twitter/Facebook page was in Burlington County, New Jersey.  One resident succeeded in getting Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology pulled from both the […]
2011 GLBTRT Stonewall Awards & Book Lists Garner Attention
If you see our awards or books lists mentioned in the news, let us know at glbtrt@gmail.com. Â We will link to all mentions here as we hear about them. References to Stonewall Book Awards in News & Blogs Kirkus Reviews: The Oscars of Teen Lit (3/7/2011) San Diego G&L News: Inspiring novel about transgender teenage […]