By Thomas Maxheimer Indonesian university refuses to enroll LGBTI students The Universitas Andalas in Padang, West Sumatra has brought attention to itself due to a portion of their website insisting students sign a letter declaring they do not identify as LGBT+. While the page has been removed, the school states LGBT+ students will not be allowed […]
Year: 2017
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Missouri Lawmaker Says Being Gay and ‘Being a Human Being’ Are Different Missouri state representative Rick Brattin has cited the Bible and the Qur’an to prove that there is a distinction between being gay and being human. Brattin made this statement when arguing against an amendment which would have banned discrimination based […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Funeral Home Sued for Refusing Body of Gay Man: We Don’t ‘Deal with Their Kind’ – WATCH A funeral home in Picayune, Mississippi has allegedly refused to handle funeral arrangements after learning that the deceased was the husband of a gay man. The couple spent 52 years together and were married in […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Same-Sex Couple Can Sue Kim Davis For Denying Marriage License, Court Rules Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who came to notoriety for repeatedly denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples, can be sued for damages. Davis made these refusals after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality applies nationwide, citing […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Laverne Cox pilot The Trustee will not be a series on ABC Cox was chosen to play transgender attorney in the legal drama “Doubt” which was canceled due to low ratings. She was then picked up by the ABC show “The Trustee”, however, that was also scrapped. Remaining optimistic, Cox expressed her […]
Participate in a study about post-election stress in LGBTQ communities
Jameson K. Hirsch, a clinical psychologist at East Tennessee University, is conducting a survey about well-being and post election stress in LGBTQ communities. If you have 20 – 30 minutes to spend taking a survey, you can contribute to greater understanding of this topic. Take the survey at this link. Dr. Hirsch has already collected […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Landmark win for gay Hong Kong civil servant over husband’s benefits In a landmark victory with far-reaching implications for Hong Kong’s sexual minorities, a gay civil servant’s husband will be entitled to the same benefits as his heterosexual colleagues’ spouses after a successful legal challenge against government policy. WATCH: Testimonies from gay […]
Meet Tom Wilding! An RT Member Profile
By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I really have not been active in the GLBTRT; although in 2001, my spouse and I made the first pledge and donation to start the book award endowment. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? I’ve been a member of the GLBTRT and its predecessor […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Tennessee just passed a new law meant to undermine LGBTQ rights Family Action Council of Tennessee, which advocates for one-man, one-woman marriage, pushed for the law, which states any word undefined in state law must be used according to its “natural and ordinary meaning.” While not overtly stated, this is a duplicitous […]
LGBTQIA Scholarship Roundup for May 17, 2017
By Emilia Marcyk Current scholarship and academic news addressing LGBTQIA identities and concerns, of interest to librarians, educators, and information professionals. Publications de Szegheo Lang, Tamara. “Democratizing LGBTQ History Online: Digitizing Public History in ‘U.S. Homophile Internationalism’.” Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 64, no. 7, 2017, pp. 850-869. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1280987 This article is part of a […]