Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
Anne Rice the author of Interview With a Vampire and dozens of other books died last weekend at the age of 80. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/anne-rice-homoerotic-vampires-left-immortal-mark-gay-culture-rcna8632 https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/13/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire-lgbt/ https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/12/12/anne-rice-lgbtq-icon-advocate-literary-genius-passes-away/
Legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim died late last month at the age of 91. https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/29/stephen-sondheim-soared-while-rest-us-remained-ground https://www.jweekly.com/2021/11/30/how-stephen-sondheim-helped-me-find-my-gay-jewish-sensibility/ https://pridesource.com/article/sondheim-found-just-the-right-words-to-illustrate-my-life-as-a-gay-man/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/legendary-gay-composer-broadway-genius-stephen-sondheim-passes-91/
County commissioners in McConnellsburg, PA voted to not provide additional funding to the local public library because it had hosted a LGBTQ support group so some local citizens decided to raise money for the library. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/11/29/fulton-county-library-funding-lgbtq/
“Passing” won the U.S. Narrative Feature Jury Award at this year’s NewFest, the LGBTQ film festival’s 33rd year. “Miguel’s War” won the Documentary Feature Jury Award and “A Distant Place” won the International Narrative Feature Jury Award. https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/passing-miguels-war-newfest-lgbtq-film-festival-1235096398/
Dr. Rachel Levine, the nation’s most senior transgender official, made history again Tuesday by becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the country’s eight uniformed services. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/dr-rachel-levine-becomes-nations-first-transgender-four-star-officer-rcna3283
