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Current Scholarship Roundup: LGBTQ Identities Online, Archives and more

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By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Publications DeNardis, Laura, and Andrea M. Hackl. “Internet Control Points as LGBT Rights Mediation.” Information, Communication & Society6 (2016): 753-770. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1153123  How does the structure and governance of the internet help or hinder […]

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School Is In: Access to Information

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By Elizabeth Gartley This winter, when I was selecting nonfiction titles to purchase for this school year, I included a few LGBTQ nonfiction titles, including Stonewall by Ann Bausum, Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington, and Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin. When they arrived, the LGBTQ books sat alongside […]

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McConnell and Baker receive ALA GLBTRT Award for Political Activism

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Via press release Michael McConnell and Jack Baker have been named the inaugural recipients of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Award for Political Activism. The award will be presented on Monday, June 27, 2016 during the Stonewall Book Awards program at the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, […]

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Queer Quest 17 – Jessica Jones, Trauma, and Being Invited

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By Ashley R. Lierman Netflix’s Jessica Jones carves out an odd little corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, adapted loosely from Brian Michael Bendis’s comic series Alias. Both revolve around the eponymous character as an ex-superhero and current private investigator, dealing with the past as best she can and, eventually, tracking a villain who once […]

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GLBTRT announces Dontaná McPherson-Joseph as 2016 Emerging Leader

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By John Mack Freeman The GLBTRT is pleased to announce the selection of Dontaná McPherson-Joseph as our sponsored member of the 2016 Emerging Leaders program. Dontaná is a staff member at Charles County Public Library in Maryland and a student at San Jose State University School of Information. The Emerging Leaders will participate in training […]

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GLBTRT seeks nominees for first-ever Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community

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Via press release The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the inaugural Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community. The award, to be given for the first time this year, will honor recent library initiatives that demonstrate excellence in library services to or for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) community. The award […]

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