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Tag Archives: GLBT
Stonewall Book Awards Announced
At their Midwinter Meeting in Seattle this past weekend, the American Library Association announced the winners of the Stonewall Book Awards. On the Committee this year was Audelia Road Branch Manager Peter Coyl. Recognized this year for “exceptional merit relating … Continue reading
Review: Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
The coming-out process can range from mass announcements, to the “imply strongly, then confirm upon request” technique, to confiding only in a select circle of intimates. When country music singer Chely Wright decided in 2010 it was time to reveal … Continue reading
Dallas Library Pride Programming Poll
The Dallas Public Library’s GLBT Staff Interest Group, Dallas Library Pride, was recently profiled in the Dallas Voice. The Dallas Voice’s profile of Dallas Library Pride can be found at Dallas Voice: Library Aims to Boost GLBT Collection. Moving in … Continue reading
National Coming Out Day
October 11 is National Coming Out Day for the GLBT Community, an internationally observed civil awareness day celebrating individuals who publicly identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender. “Coming out” regarding one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity being akin to a … Continue reading
Book Review: Flagrant Conduct: the story of Lawrence v. Texas
One of the most pivotal events in GLBT history, the 2003 Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, is brought to stirring life in Dale Carpenter’s riveting account of the decision that overturned Bowers v. Hardwick, which in 1986 had criminalized … Continue reading
