Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Ashley R. Lierman Rainbow Family (English title) is a new Chinese sitcom inspired by Will & Grace, which has banned from airing in its home country. Since being made available online, however, the first two episode of the series have tens of millions of views and counting. According to Out: Rainbow Family focuses on […]
By Ashley R. Lierman I Am Jazz, a new documentary series airing on TLC, follows the life of 14-year-old Jazz Jennings, a trans girl and outspoken trans youth activist, reports The Advocate. Jennings is one of an increasing number of prominent trans people in the media, but certainly much younger than most of her contemporaries […]
By Peter Coyl GLBTRT will provide $1,500 to support one member’s participation in ALA’s 2016 Emerging Leaders’ program. The funds go to defray the cost of traveling to the Midwinter Meeting in Boston (Jan. 8-12) and Annual Conference in Orlando (June 23-28). Learn more on the website and access theapplication here.
By John Mack Freeman As GLBT News grows, one of my goals for it is that it will continue to host more original content over time. I’m proud to announce that we have two new regular features, both of which premiered this week. The first, tentatively titled The Little Gadfly by A. Faulkner, will be […]
By A. Faulkner I called my dad the day of the decision. The newspapers were declaring “Love wins!”, but I wasn’t entirely sure I agreed with the headlines. I came out to my father a couple of years ago, so he knows my stance on same-sex marriage. My father is a born, raised, and well-aged […]
By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Publications Green, Michael, Ania Bobrowicz, and Chee Siang Ang. “The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Community Online: Discussions of Bullying and Self-Disclosure in Youtube Videos.” Behaviour & Information Technology 34.7 (2015): 704-712. How and […]
By John Mack Freeman A recent effort to have two LGBT-themed picture books removed from the Hood County Library has been defeated. Dozens of people challenged the books This Day in June and My Princess Boy. More than 40 people spoke in the public comment section of the meeting expressing opinions ranging from keeping the […]
By John Mack Freeman A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that many healthcare providers harbor internal biases towards their LGBT patients. The study found that an implicit preference for heterosexual patients was pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers. Via Advocate.com: The researchers looked at results from the Implicit Association Test […]
By John Mack Freeman Update: Free Pride Glasgow has made a complete 180, releasing this statement on Wednesday, July 22: There was never a ban on drag queens and kings attending Free Pride. There was a decision to not book any drag acts, which has been overturned. Free Pride now welcomes drag performers of all […]
By John Mack Freeman A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has found that the 47 members of that court must recognize same-sex unions. Stemming from an Italian case, the ruling found that not recognizing same-sex unions violates the human rights of the plaintiffs. At the moment, 23 of the member countries have […]