Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Jeremy Selvidge On Wednesday, Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General of the United States. His confirmation has prompted statements of concern from leading LGBTQ+ activists, including HRC’s Chad Griffin and Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, who claim that Sessions’ record of opposition to LGBTQ+ protections and civil […]
By Jeremy Selvidge A new California law that went into effect on January 1 prohibits state agencies from requiring travel to states that have enacted anti-LGBT legislation. The measure, introduced last year by Assembly member Evan Low, passed last fall. Under the new law, non-essential taxpayer-funded travel to four states—Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kansas—is […]
By John Mack Freeman The Empire State Pride Agenda announced this week that they will be suspending operations in 2016 after 25 years in operation. The group’s Board of Directors unanimously voted on the move; however, the group’s political action committee will stay functional. The group said via press release: The Boards’ decision comes on […]
