Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
A Pakistani lesbian lives in hope, the Pope worries about “fashionable” gayness, and LGBT “acts” are now a fine-able offense in Pariaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. ‘Rejected by my family, raped – but proud to be gay’ Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says Indonesian city plans to fine residents for ‘LGBT behavior’
The 2018 blue wave included quite a few LGBT wins — even though voters are still wary of gay and trans candidates A survey of 1,500 voters conducted by the Washington Post revealed that even liberal voters tend to shy away from openly queer political candidates. LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st […]
Want to give on this #givingTuesday? Give to the Paradise branch of the Butte County Library System. The Marin County Free Library and the California Library Association have an online fundraiser running. Their goal is only $10,000…how about we make it more? 😊 The branch (unlike most of the town) is still standing, but in […]
Please consider donating to our round table! GLBTRT is eligible for matching funds up to $2,000 for any donations to the RT given on Giving Tuesday (November 27). The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the GLBT professional library community, […]
Courts overturn same-sex marriage laws in Bermuda; same-sex marriage rejected by Taiwanese voters; Hong Kong refuses to even start down a road that allows same-sex marriage. Bermuda top court reverses government’s gay marriage ban Taiwan votes down same-sex marriage as China welcomes midterm results Hong Kong legislature rejects step towards same-sex unions
LGBT triumphs: 2 governorships, at least 9 seats in Congress LGBT candidates won big in this year’s midterm election including Jared Polis who became the nation’s first openly gay governor of any state. Photographer Florian Joahn challenges ideas of masculinity Inspired by a trip to São Paulo for a transgender community exhibition called “Y’all better quiet […]
The following is an interview with DAVID LOPEZ, Senior Librarian at Santa Ana Public Library. What is the title of your program? Forest of the Enchanted Drag Queens: All Ages Storytime and LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Fair Program or Outreach Description A special event featuring two local drag queens who read bilingual stories and performed […]
LGBT persons migrate to the US for safety, insight into Tanzania’s anti-LGBT agenda, and good news for Costa Rica! Threat of violence at home spurs LGBT migrants on to the border What to Know About Tanzania’s Anti-LGBT Crackdown ‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
In November of 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith organized what would become the first Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Smith began the then-virtual TDoR project as a way to honor trans woman Rita Hester, who had been murdered in her Boston apartment in the winter of 1998. Now, nearly 20 years later, Transgender Day of Remembrance […]
We are delighted to announce Hannah Bowser, MLIS will be the GLBT-RT‘s 2019 Emerging Leader. Hannah will be joining the team working on the GLBT-RT archive in celebration of the RT’s 50th anniversary. Hannah is Virtual Services Librarian at New Hanover County Library in Wilmington, NC. She earned her MLIS at the University of Alabama. […]