By Thomas Maxheimer Every LGBTQ Rights Group You’ve Ever Heard Of Opposes Two Of Trump’s Judicial Picks A total of 27 LGBT rights groups signed a letter to the Senate that asks them to reject President Trump’s judicial nominees. Democratic Lawmakers Sued For Displaying Rainbow Flag Outside Capitol Hill Offices The same person who attempted […]
Year: 2017
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Mormon university professor fired after refusing to recant pro-gay Facebook post The professor was told to recant or be fired, and she was unwilling to disavow her belief that homosexuality is not a sin. According to the University’s website, “Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same sex, […]
Perci Chester Photography Exhibit in Minneapolis, MN
By A. Faulkner From our contact form, info about an upcoming photography exhibit in Minneapolis, MN. Free and open to the public: In Search of the Glass Slipper, San Francisco, 1974 Photographs by Perci Chester When August 28 – September 29, 2017 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and by appointment Free and […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee on Trump’s Total Transgender Ban: Not So Fast Republican Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee which oversees the U.S. Military, released a statement indicating that neither he nor his Committee were consulted or informed about Trump’s ban on transgender service members. There are […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer The Queen Biopic Is Finally Going To Happen, For Real This Time The film, directed by Bryan Singer of X-Men and The Usual Suspects fame, will star Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Celebrities, politicians, and more respond to Trump’s transgender military ban In addition to emergency rallies attracting tens of […]
Podcast! Serving All Families in a Queer and Genderqueer Way
By A. Faulkner A new podcast from Public Libraries Online. Joel A. Nichols, author of the winner in this year’s “Public Libraries” magazine feature article contest, for the article “Serving All Families in a Queer and Genderqueer Way”, discusses how libraries can provide the best possible service to their LGBTQ communities. Check it out at Public Libraries […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Man’s t-shirt deemed ‘too gay’ for the gym The aspiring poet was asked to stop wearing his shirt, yet he declined, and the encounter has gone viral in Singapore where LGBT rights are staunchly debated. Koh, a NYC based poet and scholar, also spoke of an interaction he had with a young […]
Meet Nate Chamberlain! An RT Member Profile
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? Member What does the GLBTRT mean to you? GLBTRT, to me, is a community of professionals with diverse backgrounds and identities that, together, create an important voice that expands beyond the bounds of librarianship. Are you involved in ALA in other ways? Just as a […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Bill in Congress would reign in abuse of religious freedom act In response to increasing charges from individuals, businesses, and organizations using “religious freedom” as a tool to discriminate, Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts and Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia introduced the ‘Do No Harm Act,’ which is an amendment to the Religious […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer LGBT Group to Fund Campaign Against Trump’s Agenda The Human Rights Campaign announced its largest project expenditure in its nearly 40 year history; $26 million to fund opposition to the Trump agenda. Woman who sued Planet Fitness for trans inclusion policy is taking her case to the Supreme Court The case is […]