Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tess Goldwasser Todd Krueger is a selector in the Collection Development department at Baltimore County Public Library in Towson, MD. They circulate over 10 million items a year! Todd selects books for teens, graphic novels, fiction audiobooks, video games, and nonfiction (areas of religion, science/math/nature, and history/travel). He says, “It’s truly a dream job, with […]
Via Rutgers University: Dr. Kay Vandergrift, Professor and Dean EmeritaLibrary and Information Science DepartmentSchool of Communication and InformationSeptember 20, 1940 – July 1, 2014“We are helping to raise children to think and use their minds in different ways through … libraries.” The School of Communication and Information community of Rutgers University is saddened by the […]
By John Mack Freeman Two weeks ago, we reported that the nation of Singapore had slated several LGBT-themed items to be pulped. The city-state has stopped this action after an outcry from people and librarians both in the country and around the world that were crying censorship. While one book was destroyed, two other items […]
By John Mack Freeman You may have heard about it at the membership meeting at Annual this year, and it is finally ready to go live. The GLBTRT now has a new way for people throughout the membership to suggest new projects that you want the RT to take on. Do you have a suggestion […]
Indie game designer Nicky Case has developed Coming Out Simulator 2014, a free online game that simulates the process of coming out. The game is based on Case’s own coming out process, and it allows the player to choose a variety of conversational choices throughout the storyline. Characters remember what you have said, and they […]
By John Mack Freeman The country of Malawi in southeastern Africa has a law that punishes same-sex activity with 14 years in prison and hard labor. However, the government of that country has instructed local police officers to not enforce the law because the country does not have enough money to imprison offenders. Malawi had […]
By John Mack Freeman A study by Vox over the last week shows just how important federal legislation protecting LGBT people from discrimination in the workplace is. They found that while 18 states protect workers on the basis of gender identity and 21 states protected workers based on sexual orientation, 29 protect workers who smoke […]
By John Mack Freeman The National Health Interview Survey was published this week. For the first time, it asked participants to identify their sexual preference (gender identity was not included in the survey). 1.6 percent of adults identified as gay or lesbian with .7 percent identifying as bisexual. Respondents who preferred not to say or […]
This year’s Kidlitcon — Blogging Diversity in Young Adult and Children’s Literature, will be taking place October 10th and 11th in Sacramento. Per their website: “KidLitCon is a gathering of people who blog about children’s and young adult books, including librarians, authors, teachers, parents, booksellers, publishers, and readers. Attendees share a love of children’s books, as well as a […]
By John Mack Freeman There was a bit of movement in the sports world this week on LGBT issues. This week, Major League Baseball recognized Glenn Burke, the first player to ever come out while playing professional baseball. At the news conference, commissioner Burt Selig announced that former MLB-player Billy Bean will be appointed the […]