By Thomas Maxheimer Portland Gets Its First-Ever Queer Comedy Festival More than 40 comics will visit five venues on July 13-16 for Portland Queer Comedy Festival. Cher Musical to Hit Broadway in 2018, She Confirms Cher confirms via Twitter that her new show is a go! 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced The Lammys […]
Year: 2017
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer CHINA: LGBTI activists arrested by police According to a Reuters report, police told the LGBT+ activist group “Speak Out” that the city did not welcome gay people. The nine activists were held by police for approximately eight hours and then released. They had planned to hold an LGBT+ rights conference in the […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer An LGBT group says it was barred from a Pride parade because it supports Trump North Carolina’s “Deplorable Pride” group had its parade entry application rejected by North Carolina Pride who indicated it “reserves the right to decline participation at our events to groups or organizations which do not reflect the mission, […]
New Poetry Collection from Stonewall Award Winner Judy Grahn
A new volume from acclaimed social activist and lesbian-feminist poet Judy Grahn may be of interest to some members. The book is set to be published in September by Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press. The collection, Hanging On Our Own Bones, will contain a selection of poetry spanning 40 years, and aims […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer One Year After Pulse Shooting, Orlando Honors Those Who Died Victims friends, family members, medical professionals who treated victims, and the larger Orlando community reflect on their loss, and struggles to come to terms what has happened in the year since the attack. Illinois tells foster parents that they must be ‘LGBTQ-affirming’ […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Instagram Rolled Out Stickers and a Rainbow Brush Tool for LGBTQ Pride Month 2017 To celebrate pride month, Instagram worked with LGBT+ artists to create stickers and a rainbow brush tool from its own global community. Matt Bomer is dashing 1930s movie executive in new series The Last Tycoon The new Amazon […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer 2016 was the deadliest year on record for the LGBTQ community National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found a 17% increase in hate killings from the previous year. The group collected data on 1,036 incidents of hate violence 11 states. North Carolina woman admits leading 30 parishioners in beating of gay church member […]
Bibliotheca Rainbow Bricks
Bibliotheca will again be showing their support for the GLBTRT at Annual this year. Please stop by booth 4025 and sign a brick on their diversity wall! For every institution name that is signed on the wall, Bibliotheca will donate $5 to the GLBTRT. Round Table members at conference: please stop by and sign the […]
GLBT-RT Events at Annual 2017 Chicago
Thanks to Deb Sica, Chair of the GLBTRT Executive Board, a roundup of GLBTRT Events at ALA Annual this year! Saturday, June 24th from 8:00-10:00 AM Upstairs Inferno Film Screening McCormick Place, W181c Saturday, June 24th from 8:30-10:30 AM Executive Board Meeting Palmer House, Honore Ballroom Saturday, June 24th from 10:30-11:30 AM Out and Proud: LGBTQ Literature McCormick Place, W190a Saturday, […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Pride in Kuala Lumpur cancelled following religious complaints Students at Taylor University, located near Kuala Lumpur, planned a three day LGBT+ celebration which they canceled, reportedly at the request of the university. The student group went on to condemn anti-LGBT+ activity in the country saying in part: “The State has perpetrated systemic […]