Rainbow Round Table History Timeline
The Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) was founded in 1970 as ALA's Task Force on Gay Liberation. It is the nation's first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender professional organization. A Brief History of the GLBTRT Most of the information listed below comes from Cal Gough’s chronology found in the conference publication for the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Task Force : 25th anniversary, 1970-1995 gala. 1970 On July 1st at the ALA Annual Conference in Detroit, MI, the Task Force on Gay Liberation meets for the first time.RRT History Timeline