By John Mack Freeman Veteran Tamara Lusardi has prevailed in her court case against the United States Army. While posted to the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Alabama, Lusardi alleged that she experienced discrimination from officers that insisted on referring to her as “sir” and “he” and refusing to allow […]
Year: 2014
North Carolina GOP introduces bill to allow anti-LGBT religious discrimination
By John Mack Freeman North Carolina now has marriage equality, but the GOP of that state is not going quietly into that good night. Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate President, is introducing a bill that would allow magistrates in North Carolina to refuse to marry same sex couples due to the religious objections of […]
In Memoriam: Gloria Casarez
By John Mack Freeman Gloria Casarez passed away this week due to complications from her five-plus year battle with cancer. Casarez is best known for her work as the mayor of Philadelphia’s liaison to the LGBT community. Via PGN: Nutter appointed Casarez as Philadelphia’s first director of LGBT affairs in 2008. In that capacity, she […]
News Committee seeks recent GLBT-related articles and presentations
By Tess Goldwasser The GLBTRT News Committee needs your help! We want to showcase the scholarly impact of RT members and GLBT librarians on the overall profession. We are looking for recent (2013-14) articles and presentations on topics related to GLBT issues and librarianship.  Articles and presentations should appear in major venues, such as a […]
Meet Amanda Clay!: An RT member profile by Tess Goldwasser
Stephen Sondheim Writing A New Musical
Six years after his last project, award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim is working with playwright David Ives on a new work. The musical will be based on two films by Luis Buñuel, “The Exterminating Angel†and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,†reports the New York Times: Mr. Sondheim, who has won Tony Awards and the […]
Neil Patrick Harris Will Be The Next Oscar Host
By Ashley R. Lierman The out actor, most recently seen in the film Gone Girl and starring in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will host the Oscars this coming February, according to Variety magazine. Harris will lead the 87th Oscar show, following Ellen DeGeneres’s brief stint as host. Harris announced his upcoming appearance via social […]
Delhi, India schools become more trans-inclusive
By John Mack Freeman Access to school’s in Delhi, India may become easier for trans persons there. “Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has declared the inclusion of transgender children in schools across the capital of India” according to PinkNews. This means that they will now be eligible for the 25 percent reservation for economically weaker […]
New snail naming honors same sex marriage
By John Mack Freeman All sorts of people are making their support of same sex marriage known in all sorts of ways. For Dr. Yen Chang-Lee, this meant naming a newly discovered species of snails in honor of same sex marriages. The snail has been dubbed Aegista Diversifamilia, and the authors of the study have said […]