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Health

Remember HIV/AIDS Issues at Caucuses

All of us have heard by now that the number of new HIV infections over this past year have gone up.  A recent email from David Knapp from the Minnesota …

Dibble slams Pawlenty on HIV rate increase

Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, slammed Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s leadership on HIV/AIDS on Tuesday, in light of new health department data demonstrating a large increase in new cases in 2009 after …

HIV Rates Up, Safe Sex Down

You wouldn’t think that a 13% increase in the numbers of Minnesotans diagnosed with HIV from 2008 to 2009 would be good news, right? But it is, because the alternative …

Arts

It’s a sporty weekend with Locker Room and Super Bowl

Save your time and your pennies – pass on Virtuosity. See Rent instead!

Preview: Mother Courage and Her Children

Maxine Klein directs Mother Courage and Her Children at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Julie Dafydd stars as Mother Courage.

The Hangover Report: Puking game show drag queens

It wouldn’t be right to start out a new week without proper recognition of the age old American tradition of over-consuming.  This is a new weekly feature that we are …

Sports

Minneapolis gay soccer team headed to Germany

The Twin Cities Jacks, aka Lumberjacks, head to Cologne, Germany next August to compete in the men’s division at the 2010 Gay Games. The Jacks are the only LGBT soccer …

Minnesota teen blogs about being a closeted hockey player

A 17-year old high school student is using a blog to to talk about how hard it is to come out in high school especially in high school sports. “Mikey” …

UMD cracks down on anti-gay slurs at sports events

Students chanting homophobic slurs at a University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey game have prompted the school to crack down. UMD says that fans chanting sexist, racist or homophobic words will …

Politics

Peterson, Kline, Bachmann and Paulsen Won’t Answer Questions About Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appears to be backpedaling on President Obama’s State of the Union promise to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell “this year,” many of Minnesota’s …

Dibble and Clark lend gay cred to Kelliher for Governor

Openly gay legislators Rep. Karen Clark and Sen. Scott Dibble are putting their weight behind House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher in her bid for governor. In a pre-caucus email on …

SD 63 LGBT Caucus Community Organizing

Are you starting this election year wondering who is trying to get the LGBT vote, but wondering if they will follow through with their campaign promises?  Have you had it …

The Fifth Column

The Fifth Column: Hey, Kid! How Old Are You?

I look like I’m 14. I admit, I exaggerate a lot of things but this, my friends, is actually true. I am sure that in ten years I will enjoy …

TheColu.mn Is Going For Gold to Help Greater MN Fight Homophobia

As many of you know, TheColu.mn is in the running for a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh grant that would let us build a network of LGBT community journalists throughout Greater Minnesota. …

The Fifth Column: Bathroom Culture*

This is important. Wrong bathroom etiquette could be quite embarrassing, not to mention dangerous. I am not actually judging any of these practices. I am just telling you like I …

Lifestyle

Praying For Uganda, Praying Against Hate

Protesting the role of last week’s National Prayer Breakfast’s sponsors in pushing the Ugandan “Kill Gays” bill, queer and allied religious leaders gathered in a Minneapolis church on Thursday morning …

It’s a sporty weekend with Locker Room and Super Bowl

Save your time and your pennies – pass on Virtuosity. See Rent instead!

The Fifth Column: Hey, Kid! How Old Are You?

I look like I’m 14. I admit, I exaggerate a lot of things but this, my friends, is actually true. I am sure that in ten years I will enjoy …

News

The National: Is Sarah Palin OK With DADT Repeal?

She didn’t exactly say “yes,” but when asked for her thoughts on a Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Sarah Palin didn’t say “no” …

Peterson, Kline, Bachmann and Paulsen Won’t Answer Questions About Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appears to be backpedaling on President Obama’s State of the Union promise to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell “this year,” many of Minnesota’s …

The National: Pelosi, Reed Non-Committal on DADT Repeal

Forget that Tuesday’s hearings blew the “we need to hear from the military” argument out of the water.
Forget that three of the last six confirmed Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs …

Nightlife

It’s a sporty weekend with Locker Room and Super Bowl

Save your time and your pennies – pass on Virtuosity. See Rent instead!

Preview: Mother Courage and Her Children

Maxine Klein directs Mother Courage and Her Children at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Julie Dafydd stars as Mother Courage.

The Hangover Report: Puking game show drag queens

It wouldn’t be right to start out a new week without proper recognition of the age old American tradition of over-consuming.  This is a new weekly feature that we are …

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