Ann K. Symons Elected ALA Honorary Member

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By Emilia Marcyk Long-time LGBTQ advocate Ann K. Symons was named as an ALA Honorary Member at Midwinter 2017. The honor recognizes her contributions to intellectual freedom, access and service to the LGBTQ community. She will receive official recognition during the Opening General Session at ALA Annual in 2017. Symons was previously awarded the ALA […]

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GLBTRT Hosts Social at Midwinter 2017

By Thomas Maxheimer During the recent ALA Midwinter 2017 conference, the GLBTRT hosted a social gathering at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Organizers estimate there were approximately 200 in attendance. During the festive event, the Adult Stonewall winners were announced, as well as the Over the Rainbow top ten. In addition, […]

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Stonewall Book Awards Announced

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The GLBTRT announced the annual Stonewall Book Awards this week at ALA Midwinter. The Stonewall awards go to outstanding fiction and non-fiction for children, young adults, and adults which address the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. The Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award Magnus Chase […]

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From the Chair: At the Table

By Peter D. Coyl Recently ALA has taken a stand on a number of pieces of legislation that affect the GLBT community including Georgia and North Carolina.  In the case of Georgia, the GLBTRT was invited to help draft and co-sign a letter with ALA President Sari Feldman and in the case of North Carolina, with […]

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New resource available: LGBTQI Health Resource Guide

By Charlie McNabb Medicine has historically been a field that defines and pathologizes LGBTQ and intersex people. From DSM codes labeling trans identities “disorders” to surgeons routinely reconstructing the genitals of intersex babies, those outside the medical establishment’s norm (cisgender, heterosexual, and unambiguously male or female) have been variously victimized, underserved, and stereotyped. Fortunately, many […]

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New resource announcement: LGBT Issues in Higher Education

By Cat Walker A new resource added to the GLBTRT Professional Tools page is a guide to print and online resources regarding LGBT issues in higher education. While over the past few decades, conditions have improved for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender college students, faculty, and staff, they still have to face generations of stigma […]

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ALA President, ALSC President, and GLBTRT Chair Urge North Carolina Governor to Repeal HB2

Via press release Today American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Andrew Medlar and ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Chair Peter Coyl released a joint letter to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory recommending that he urge repeal of the Public Facilities Privacy & Security […]

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GLBT Reviews blog has five new reviews this week

By John Mack Freeman If you haven’t visited the GLBT Reviews blog lately, you should! They are constantly publishing new reviews of GLBT-themed materials. This week, they have five new reviews, including: Brothers, by Ralph Josiah Bardsley The Gay Revolution: the Story of the Struggle, by Lillian Faderman Searching For Sappho: The Lost Songs and World […]

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ALA President, GLBTRT Chair Urge Georgia Governor to Veto HB 757

Via press release Today American Library Association President Sari Feldman and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Chair Peter Coyl released a joint letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal urging him to veto House Bill 757. The bill is yet another example of a disturbing trend of state legislators working to adopt religious freedom laws […]

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