Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
LGBT rights activists, including parliament member Fox Odoi and former opposition leader Ogenga Latigo, are challenging the constitutionality of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act. The new law mandates life imprisonment for homosexuals, a violation of Article 21 of the country’s constitution because it does not regulate behavior of heterosexual people, according to the activists. They also […]
A five-member panel led by former U.S. surgeon general Dr. Joycelyn Elders has concluded that the military should permit transgender people to serve in the military. “We determined not only that there is no compelling medical reason for the ban, but also that the ban itself is an expensive, damaging and unfair barrier to health […]
Denise Samen, 65-year-old military veteran, is delighted to move into John C. Anderson, a Philadelphia rent-subsidized apartment building for older adults. About 90 percent of the people there are LGBT, and, as she says, “You don’t have to explain yourself. Like herself, many of her neighbors are LGBT activists, going back to the time of […]
The LGBT Center of Raleigh Library (Raleigh, NC) has been awarded the 2014 Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved Grant of $3,000 for its LGBT Family Story Time project. The award from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) honors Newbery medalist and Geisel winner Kate DiCamillo, who won her second Newbery […]
By Tess Goldwasser Meet Tess Goldwasser! [Ed. Note: I talked Tess into writing her own profile. She is the amazing person who writes the people profiles!—Nel Ward] What is your role within the GLBTRT? I’m currently on the News committee. I compile all these lovely People Profiles! I recently shared chairing duties with KT Horning […]
Via Peter Coyl March was a big month for the “Big D” when the city welcomed two authors whose books were honored by the Stonewall Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award Committee. On March 2, Tim Federle, author of a 2014 Honor Book Better Nate Than Ever, spoke at the […]
Wick Thomas—musician, librarian, activist, and GLBTRT member—has been named one of Library Journal’s 2014 “Movers and Shakers.” For 13 years LJ has profiled “50 or more up-and-coming individuals from around the world who are innovative, creative, and making a difference” in its March 15 issue. It’s not the first notice of Thomas: he won a Creating Change award from the National […]
By John Mack Freeman I love RuPaul. Have for years. And because of this, I constantly await the only reality show that I watch, RuPaul’s Drag Race. The show kicked off its sixth season on February 21st. On the same day, RuPaul released her* sixth studio album Born Naked (referencing her oft-quoted line, “You’re bone […]
The recently released video game Earth Defense Force 2025 has a language problem. Specifically, the game bans any username that contains the word “gay.” What makes this ironic is that the Playstation Network (through which the game enables online multiplayer access) allows for user profiles to have the word “gay” in their PSN profile name. […]
While the IRS is the perennial butt of jokes due to their perennially unpopular status, they have released a video to help same-sex couples who have married navigate their tax situation. Per a White Hourse press release: The Internal Revenue Service released a new YouTube video designed to provide useful tax tips to married same-sex […]