Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman In a turn of events this week, Facebook has abandoned a policy that blocked users from using names other than their own as the primary name on their Facebook profiles. Over the last few weeks, numerous drag performers had been forced to change their name from their drag persona to their […]
By John Mack Freeman (thanks to Nel Ward for the head’s up!) Jim Deva, the co-founder of Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium died Sunday according to CBC News. Deva was a leader in Vancouver’s LGBT community for many years as an advocate for free speech and an opponent of censorship. For a full obituary, please […]
Via press release The Lesbian Herstory Archives is raffling off 2, 4-DAY passes to New York Comic Con (October 9- 12th @ Jacob Javitz) in honor of our 40th Anniversary. To enter just donate $10.00 to LHA via our Network For Good fundraising page through 11:59pm October 5th. Type “NYCC” in the Designation box. You […]
By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Peter Coyl for the head’s up!) Television got queerer this year according to a new study by GLAAD. 3.9 percent of all series regulars on the five major networks are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. In 2014, there were no series regulars on a major network that were transgender (However, if the […]
By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Carolyn Caywood for the head’s up!) In a recent webinar by PFLAG, resources created by the Rainbow Project were highlighted for use by school librarians and other resource officers. We would like to extend our appreciation to all of the volunteers who spend their time working on this valuable […]
By Ashley R. Lierman These are interesting times to be a part of American geek culture as a member of any minority group. I mean that both in the genuine, positive sense, and in the sense of how that’s supposedly a curse. For better or for worse, women geeks, geeks of color, and gay, lesbian, […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Yesterday, The Advocate posted a review of the wildly popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale. The podcast, which takes the form of a community radio program broadcasting from a very strange little desert town, has become well-known for its wicked sense of humor and its seamless blend of the banal everyday with […]
Via John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Nel Ward for the tip!) Two new studies have been released from the Center for American Progress that focus on identifying the specific needs of the LGBT community. From their press release: The needs and characteristics of LGBT populations are less understood in part because government surveys do not […]
By John Mack Freeman Library Journal is seeking nominations for this year’s list of Movers & Shakers. Via their website, “Our 14th annual Movers & Shakers coverage will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals who are innovative, creative, and making a difference.” The nominations are due by November 7. Submitters can fill out the form here:http://lj.libraryjournal.com/movers-and-shakers/nominations/ or, […]
By Tess Goldwasser Ellen has been involved with the RT since the mid-1990s. She has served as the treasurer, as the chair of the committee that plans the annual awards banquet, on the public relations committee, and twice on the Stonewall Book Awards committee, once as chair. She is the Head of Technical Services at […]