Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Utah Library Workers Told to Remove LGBTQ-Themed Displays Library employees at a Southern Utah library were told to remove displays and buttons for Pride Month due to complaints from upset visitors. Last year they were asked to remove the displays entirely, this year, they had to remove buttons that read “Ask me about LGBTQ reads.” […]
Being not gay enough can get you kicked out of Austria, but being too gay can get you rejected by Catholics meeting the pope, and being too trans can get you killed in Turkey. Gay Afghan Teenager Denied Asylum in Austria Because He Didn’t Fit Stereotype, Rights Group Says ‘She insulted my manhood’: murder underlines […]
The GLBTRT encourages all members to like support the new Facebook group for the increasingly popular Drag Queen Story Hour. According to a recent report from Spotlight News, more than 200 people recently attended an event at Albany Public Library in New York, where a drag queen read stories and sang songs and even held […]
In this series I profile artists from local LGBTQIA communities across the country. Artists who are known in their local communities are part of what makes a community vibrant. They are our touchstones for culture and memories, and influence the larger culture in ways that are difficult to pinpoint; ways that become apparent only in […]
Transgender candidates running for office, LGBTQ centers without staff or funding, and finally, a lesbian Batwoman! Transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races Local LGBTQ centers fight big battles with few resources, report finds Ruby Rose cast as lesbian superhero Batwoman in new TV series
By T. Boucher Costa Rica Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage ban Dancing for equality, LGBT Pinoys make history at Gay Games Italy’s Salvini asserts ‘natural family’ in move against same-sex parents Costa Rica rules against bigotry, Filipino drag dancers dominate the Gay Games, and Italy’s right-wing politicians start pushing exclusionary changes in official forms.
By K. Van Abel Senate Bill To Require Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Data By 2030 Census Democratic senators have introduced a bill which would require questions about household members gender identity and sexual orientation to be asked in the 2030 Census and as early as the 2020 American Community Survey. A ‘Rainbow Wave’? 2018 Has […]
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) was founded in 1970 as ALA’s Task Force on Gay Liberation. It is the nation’s first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender professional organization. New t-shirts celebrating and commemorating GLBTRT’s upcoming 50th anniversary are now available to order. Click the link […]
By T. Boucher Japanese MP calls LGBT community ‘unproductive’ LGBT persons are unproductive because they can’t have children – a reason for one MP to challenge using taxes for supporting same-sex marriage, which is not legal in Japan. Russia LGBT activists detained during St Petersburg rally The 25 activists detained in St. Petersburg all “acted […]
By A. Mattonen Activist, essayist, novelist, playwright, poet–there are many titles that spring to mind when hearing James Baldwin’s name. His bibliography contains a myriad of works that lend themselves to modern day literary critics, wordsmiths, and public speakers. There is even a Buzzfeed article dedicated to Baldwin quotes that can “feed your soul.” What […]