Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
After the Social at this year’s Annual, Que(e)ry will be hosting a party to benefit the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. The event in Sunday, June 29 at 8pm at the Phoenix Bar and Lounge. Full details can be found on the Facebook event page. RT member Ingrid Abrams is looking for people […]
GLBTRT Chair Roland Hansen sent out an e-mail today asking for anyone who was able to assist with preparations and clean-up for the Social in Las Vegas. Volunteers are needed for: Shopping: Buying supplies at Costco and transporting them to Center from 2-5pm Set-Up: Most of the food will come on disposable trays, etc, but there […]
The program planning committee is pleased to announce this year’s GLBT RT sponsored programs for ALA Annual in Vegas! Both of our programs this year are on Saturday. First up, is the Amelia Bloomer Project and Rainbow Project Author Panel The Amelia Bloomer Project (FTF/SRRT) and the Rainbow Project (SRRT/GLBTRT) are collaborating for the first time […]
The General Assembly of the United Nations elected Sam Kutesa of Uganda as the president of the General Assembly last week. Kutesa currently serves as the foreign minister of Uganda whose anti-gay laws have caused a backlash against the country in the international community. Kutesa achieved the role because he was nominated by the Africa […]
Right now, the E3 conference is going on, so gamers (and gaymers) around the world are getting fresh looks at what the gaming industry has in store for the coming year. One of these announcements from Square Enix announced that their tent pole series Final Fantasy would feature same sex marriages in the fourteenth installment. […]
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that same sex couples in civil unions or domestic partnerships will be entitled to the same burial rights as those in marriages. As a press release by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force notes, this is one of the first times that a federal agency has extended […]
The National Park Service invites communities and individuals to suggest sites for its new project in showing the invaluable role that LGBT people have played in the history of the United States. Go to this website to see how you can participate.
The state of Mississippi may believe that they need to discriminate against LGBT people, but some of its cities disagree. Jackson has become the most recent municipality to pass an resolution to stop discrimination against LGBT people after Starkville started the trend in January. Oxford, Hattiesburg, Greenville, Bay St. Louis, and Magnolia are other places […]
Wisconsin’s ban on marriage equality has been declared unconstitutional just in time for 2014 Pride Month. U.S. District Barbara Crabb wrote that same-sex couples “are entitled to the same treatment as any heterosexual couple.” This is the 14th ruling against state marriage bans in the past year since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in United […]
Rainbow colors to support LGBT youth were launched in Bangkok to commemorate the 2014 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17. During the School Rainbow project, Thai students chalked enormous rainbows in schoolyards to bring attention to the problem of bullying. Participating schools included Thammasat University, NIST International School, Mathayom Prachanivet School, and […]