Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ilyse Kramer Patti Spangler, who describes herself in her Huffington Post article as “retired intersex transwoman truck driver and aspiring activist,” will share her story in the documentary short, Trucker Patti, at the 2014 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival coming up in November. For over 25 years, Patti had lived in fear that her […]
By John Mack Freeman A high school production of Almost, Maine has had the remainder of its rehearsals and all of its performances cancelled by the principal of a high school in Maiden, North Carolina. Via GayStarNews: The school’s principal, Rob Bliss, has released a statement surrounding the outrage. He said: ‘In regards to the request […]
By John Mack Freeman Although it’s legal to be LGBT in South Korea, that doesn’t mean that it’s easy. A music video from the Chinese girl group SNH48 has been banned in South Korea. The reason cited for the ban is that several scenes in the music video feature members of the group embracing. The […]
By John Mack Freeman If you’re someone who follows LGBT news in even the slightest way, you have probably been a little overwhelmed in the last two weeks with the developments in same sex marriage caused by the refusal of the Supreme Court to hear any case having to do with same sex marriage. This […]
Via Bill Cohen If any academic librarian has been doing research on Open Access trends in LGBTQ content areas, Harrington Park Press would be interested in hearing from them. Please contact Bill Cohen (bcohen [at] harringtonparkrpress [dot] com if you are interested or if you would like more information. Feel free to share this with anyone you feel […]
By Ashley R. Lierman At the beginning of this month, we linked on this blog to the Advocate’s piece on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. As I’m beginning this column in October, though, and because Night Vale is near and dear to me personally, I thought I might start with a more in-depth discussion […]
Amazon original TV series Transparent, which focuses on the relationship between a trans woman and her adult children as she transitions to female, plans on making some changes in its second season, according to creator Jill Soloway. Among these will be recruiting a transgender writer – especially after the criticism the series has faced for […]
By John Mack Freeman A lot of new LGBT documentaries made the news this week. To Russia With Love Via Out.com: To Russia With Love follows the triumphs and trials of 2014’s Olympic athletes, getting star power from Sochi commentator Johnny Weir. If he has a platform, that’s not true of a group of young […]
By John Mack Freeman GLAAD’s annual anti-bullying Spirit Day will be taking place this year on October 16th. LGBTQ persons and their supporters are encouraged to wear purple to promote awareness of the problems that bullying causes. Via press release: Spirit Day, which will take place on October 16, inspires millions to wear purple or […]
Via press release CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation opened applications today for the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic literature. The grants extend graphic novels into a new realm by encouraging public awareness […]