Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman Gay Star News: This short film captures exactly what it is like to be a trans teen Advocate.com: WATCH: Ad Council’s Touching PSA Knows ‘Love Has No Gender’ Joe. My. God.: Slovenia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Pink News: Obama files legal brief calling for equal marriage in all 50 states LGBTQ Nation: All-women’s […]
By John Mack Freeman The last week has not been good for GLBT rights in the Deep South. In Alabama, the state Supreme Court has halted same-sex marriages. They said in a decision that they did not agree that a federal court had jurisdiction to overturn an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that restricted marriage to a man […]
By John Mack Freeman Psychology Today has agreed to stop accepting ads from therapists that offer “reparative,” “conversion,” or “ex-gay” therapy. The move came after the HRC sent a letter to the publication’s management. Although initially the publication resisted making the change, stating that they did not maintain editorial control over those listings, they changed their […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, the Supreme Court announced that they will hear oral arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages on April 28th. The Court will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral debate on the issue, and the transcripts will be released the next day. There is no plan at this time […]
By Ashley R. Lierman Body: Two characters kissed on the drama “Seonam Girls High School Investigators” last week, PinkNews reports. This is thought to mark the first same-sex kiss between women on South Korean television. Even similar moments from Western television have previously been edited out before broadcast in South Korea (for example, a kiss […]
By Ashley R. Lierman The Advocate recently interviewed Dennis Shepard, father of Matthew Shepard, and the director of a new documentary about Shepard’s life and murder. The article discusses the film, called Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine, and Matthew Shepard himself, as the documentary takes a particularly personal look at his life as […]
By Tess Goldwasser What is your role in the GLBTRT? I joined GLBTRT when I first joined ALA my first semester of library school. If anything I suppose I could describe myself as a conscientious lurker. I pay attention to the listserv to stay current, but I’ve also met some great friends and colleagues as […]
By John Mack Freeman Anti-trans bathroom bills were passed by portions of the legislature in both the state of Kentucky and Canada this week. In Kentucky, the state Senate voted 27-9 (all Democrats and three Republicans opposed) to allow a bill that would require students to use the bathroom assigned to their biological sex rather than […]
