Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Thomas Maxheimer Trump’s Roll-Back Of Transgender Rights Causes Worldwide Scare As US courts and Donald Trump roll back rights of transgender people, the more progressive corners of Europe and Latin America are shaking their heads in bewilderment. UK Tells Gay Asylum Seekers From Afghanistan To Pretend To Be Straight If They Are Deported As […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Arkansas Senate OKs Anti-Gay Marriage, Abortion Proposals The Arkansas Senate has approved two measures it had previously rejected that call for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage and abortion nationwide. Senate Confirms Three Homophobic Cabinet Appointees Former surgeon Ben Carson, was confirmed as Secretary of […]
By Emilia Marcyk Assignment of gender refers to the way that we assume others’ genders based on their bodies. When a child is born, our culture slots it into one of two groups: male or female, avoiding all overlap. We “determine” the child’s “correct” identity based on a quick visual assessment of the appearance of […]
By Thomas Maxheimer An Alabama Drive-In Bans ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Character The owner of a drive-in movie theater in rural northeastern Alabama said that she would not show Disney’s new version of “Beauty and the Beast” because it includes a gay character. The owner said she “will not compromise on what the […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Supreme Court Won’t Decide Transgender Teen’s Challenge To Bathroom Policy The US Supreme Court will not decide Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit over a school policy requiring students to use the bathroom corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificate. They sent the case back to the Appeals court citing the Trump administration’s […]
The GLBTRT is proud to highlight some of our past Emerging Leaders (ELs). Including people who are members of and/or sponsored by our round table, these spotlights will let you get to know some of the incredible people in our field and learn about the work that they’ve accomplished through the EL Program. Donate today […]
By Thomas Maxheimer TRAILER: A Very Sordid Wedding The all-star cast of the movie and TV series Sordid Lives will be back in the film sequel, A Very Sordid Wedding. The film is set in Winters, Texas in the weeks following the US Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality. The film will have a two […]
Love comics, particularly queer comics? Then this opportunity is for you! The annual Queer Comics Expo, which takes place in San Francisco, CA is looking for volunteers for their July 2017 event. The process is simple: go to the Queer Comics Expo website, fill out the Google form, and you’ll get a confirmation if your […]
By Thomas Maxheimer Why LGBT Hatred Suddenly Spiked In Indonesia A series of discriminatory comments from various government officials and agencies have fueled the unprecedented and sudden tide of violence against sexual and gender minorities. Where Are The Most Difficult Places In The World To Be Gay Or Transgender? To summarize: Iraq, Iran, Honduras, Uganda, […]
By Thomas Maxheimer 13 Shots Fired Into Tulsa, Oklahoma LGBT Equality Center: WATCH Offices Of LGBTQ Organizations Nationwide Are Being Vandalized Man who attacked couple with shopping cart for hugging guilty of hate crime Police release photos of 5 men who brutally attacked gay couple on train NYPD: Man Yelling Anti-Gay Slurs Slashes Man In […]