Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Via press release USA Rugby signed a memorandum of understanding with International Gay Rugby (IGR) Thursday, September 10, setting forth a partnership that will see the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States promote a diverse and inclusive environment in all levels of Rugby, working to end homophobia in […]
By John Mack Freeman One of my unofficial policies about putting together the GLBT News each week is that I try to avoid feeding the trolls. I try not to write articles or share information that hateful people have said or done simply so that they would receive attention. I don’t want to give them any larger […]
By John Mack Freeman In an encouraging move towards embracing actual health science and medicine, Argentina has lifted its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The health ministry announced that the current ban is being relaxed. Via PinkNews: The official statement from the ministry said the plan was to “advance towards a national […]
By John Mack Freeman In a victory for LGBT people and advocates, the new Nepalese constitution has enshrined anti-LGBT discrimination language in the new approved text. Only a few other countries in the world, such as South Africa and Ecuador, currently have nation-level protections for LGBT people in their constitutions. Reports say that this may […]
By John Mack Freeman Snack manufacturer Frito-Lay announced that they will be partnering with the It Gets Better Project to produce a limited edition run of the Cooler Ranch flavored Doritos. The chips come in Pride colors: green, blue, purple, red, and orange, and they are available by making a $10 donation here. However, this has […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, the White House announced that they will nominate Eric Fanning for Army Secretary. Fanning currently serves as under-secretary of the Army and was widely assumed to be the frontrunner for the job for the last few weeks. Fanning would be the first out-LGBT person to hold the position. Via […]
By Ashley R. Lierman You may have heard some talk by now about the new film Freeheld, a drama starring Ellen Page and Julianne Moore. Moore and Page play a lesbian couple struggling with personal tragedy and systemic inequality, when Moore’s character is diagnosed with cancer and Page’s is denied access to partner benefits. An […]
By John Mack Freeman The University of Tennessee had issued advice to tutors from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion that encouraged individuals to avoid assuming gender in assigning pronouns to people they were working with. However, after the change started to receive some press attention, the school quickly changed its tune. Via PinkNews: After […]
