The most recent issue of Lavender Magazine, ‘Minnesota’s GLBT Magazine’, has a lengthy interview with incumbent St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly. Mayor Kelly made national headlines last year when he endorsed the re-election of President Bush.

Interviewer, Heidi Fellner managed to ask many important questions of Randy Kelly, but not a single one about his views on same-sex marriage, or GLBT rights, or anything even resembling queer. What is the point in printing an interview in “Minnesota’s GLBT Magazine” without asking anything GLBT? We already have CityPages, the Pulse, the Star-Tribune, the Pioneer Press, Skyway News, etc. to ask the questions Heidi asked…we look to the queer press to ask the queer questions, and to get the GLBT angle from a politician.

What is going on with this magazine?!

UPDATE: From Norwegianity: “You have to wonder how a Mayor who vetoed the St. Paul City Council’s resolution to oppose the removal of sexual orientation protection in state law back in 2003 is suddenly the cover story fluff piece in the biggest GLBT magazine in town.”

And also an Eva Young post from way back: “Well heck, there were two metro area DFL legislators who voted to retain the sodomy law the last time the topic came up — former Sen. and current St Paul Mayor, Randy Kelly and Sen. Dave Johnson of Bloomington.”

It is truly disturbing that “Minnesota’s GLBT Magazine” would have a cover story about someone who’s support of the GLBT community is questionable. Maybe that’s why there weren’t any GLBT questions? Hmm? Hmm?