By John Mack Freeman It must be very frustrating trying to come up with the perfect bigoted law. Anti-LGBT cranks want to be sure to kick people as often and as hard as possible, but when they get that excited, they have a hard time running through all the ramifications. Most people know about Russia’s […]
Year: 2014
Botswana: Gay rights group gets go ahead to exist
EBSCO offers seven conference scholarships to attend ALA’s 2015 Annual Conference
Via press release CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO are partnering to offer seven conference sponsorships for librarians to attend the 2015 Annual Conference. The meeting takes place June 25 – June 30, 2015, and offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings and interaction with colleagues. Each EBSCO scholarship will be in the […]
Same sex marriage coming soon to South Carolina, Kansas, and Missouri
By John Mack Freeman Another week, another round of advances in the fight for full marriage equality inside the United States. This week, three states had rulings handed down that expanded access to marriage across the country. In South Carolina, a United States District Court threw out that state’s ban on same sex marriage as […]
I Am Jazz: Teen Trans Advocate is published author
By Ilyse Kramer Thirteen-year-old Jazz-Jennings is a prolific trans advocate, recognized as the youngest person on The Advocate’s “40 under 40.†She has co-founded TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which is committed to supporting and advocating for Trans children in their communities, shared her story on 20/20, 60 Minutes, the Oprah Winfrey Network, YouTube vlogs, and […]
New News Resource: Member Presentations and Articles
By John Mack Freeman GLBT News has a new page that will list presentations and articles by members of the Round Table related to LGBT subjects. You can find it here or in the About section drop down menu at the top of the page. A special thanks to Tess Goldwasser and Ellen Bosman for taking on […]
The Advocate’s Top 10 in Trans Nonfiction
By Ashley R. Lierman The past year has welcomed a substantial amount of new trans literature, along with the recent strides in trans representation in visual media. The Advocate has posted a list of the year’s 10 best works of trans nonfiction, including memoirs, health resources, interviews with trans youth, and historical works. View the […]
Queer Quest Column Postponed to Next Week
From the Chair: Bib and the Boys
By Ann K. Symons You might recognize two of our members in the picture above: David Vess, Past Chair GLBTRT and Digital User Experience Librarian at James Madison University and Robert Newlen, Deputy Law Librarian of Congress. Do I love these two guys – you bet – they are part of my family. Oh, and […]
YALSA awards and grants now available
Via press release YALSA offers a variety of grants and awards to its members who hold positions as librarians who serve young adults. Grant categories range from funding research projects in relation to teens and libraries, travel stipends to ALA conferences, to providing new reading materials to libraries in need. Most applications must be submitted […]