By Thomas Maxheimer In Remarkable TV Moment, Ellen Learns About Gender-Nonbinary From Asia Kate Dillon Illustrating that curiosity is the enemy of fear, Ellen DeGeneres and Asia Kate Dillon were part of a landmark television segment where DeGeneres asked the Billions star about being gender-nonbinary both in life and on the show. ‘Non-binary is a […]
Year: 2017
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Faced with hate crimes in Turkey, gay Syrians say ‘visibility’ worth the risks LGBT+ Syrians have existed only as victims of the Islamic State, explains Syria Direct’s Madeline Edwards from Germany, where he now lives. He is organizing a contest, dubbed Mr. Gay Syria, which he hopes will serve as “a message […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Guess Why This Texas Lawmaker Is Proposing To Regulate Male Masturbation In response to the anti-women legislative efforts in Texas, one lawmaker, State Rep. Jessica Farrar has introduced HB4260, “A Man’s Right to Know,” which, while satirical, illustrates the heinous health and legal restrictions that have been levied against Texas women. Among […]
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LGBTQIA Scholarship Roundup for March 22nd, 2017
By Emilia Marcyk Current scholarship and academic news addressing LGBTQIA identities and concerns, of interest to librarians, educators, and information professionals. Publications Adler, Melissa. Cruising the Library: Perversities in the Organization of Knowledge. Oxford University Press, 2017. URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/960836480 An analysis of the history of sexuality seen through the lens of the Library of Congress subjects […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Yelp Will Help You Find A Gender-Neutral Bathroom It’s difficult to locate helpful news for trans people in the US lately, but Yelp is trying to do something to help. Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Reverses, Allows LGBTQ Veterans Group to March After public outrage, and sponsors and elected officials pulling out, […]
LGBTQIA Legislative News Roundup
By Jeremy Selvidge 11th Circuit Rules Title VII Does Not Prohibit Anti-Gay Discrimination Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that employer discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not prohibited by Title VII. In Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, the court cited precedent in dismissing Jameka Evans’s claim […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Make America Hate Again: LGBT+ Centers In At Least Five States Have Been Vandalized Since January Apparently making American great again was intended only for straight, white, cis gendered men because since being elected, the Trump administration has managed to empower plenty of anti-semitic, anti-ethic, and anti-gay hate as witnessed most recently […]
Announcement: Native American and First Nations LGBTQ/Two-Spirit Bibliography
Peter Brunette, a member of the GLBTRT Resources Committee, has recently published an annotated bibliography which includes resources about gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender persons, and two-spirit persons who identify as Native American in the United States and First Nations people in Canada. To access the resource, you can visit the GLBTRT Professional Tools page […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Jesse Tyler Ferguson Has Perfect Answer For Parents Scared About Gay Characters With one movie theatre refusing to show Beauty and the Beast, and Russia banning the movie for anyone under the age of 16, Jessie responds, “I’ve seen a million heterosexual movies and never for a moment, did I think for a […]