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Rep. Ellison to host LGBT health panel

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Rep. Ellison to host LGBT health panel

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Rep. Keith Ellison is hosting a panel discussion on LGBT health in Fridley on March 19.

The panel, titled, “Creating Healthy LGBTQ Communities,” will feature Ellison along with Jason Bucklin from Out4Good, Roxanne Anderson from the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, and a representative from RECLAIM. The goal of the panel is to “Ensure that our LGBTQ communities are healthy,” and to “share information about youth experiences, transgender concerns, and issues of equality.”

Rep. Ellison represents Minneapolis, the inner western suburbs, and the southern part of Anoka County.

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″]Details
Date: March 19 from 5 to 7:30pm
Location: Fridley Community Center
6085 7th St. NE,
Fridley, MN 55432
Online: Rainbow Health Initiative. [/sws_blue_box]

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Andy Birkey has written for a number of Minnesota and national publications. He founded Eleventh Avenue South which ran from 2002-2011, wrote for the Minnesota Independent from 2006-2011, the American Independent from 2010-2013. His writing has appeared in The Advocate, The Star Tribune, The Huffington Post, Salon, Cagle News Service, Twin Cities Daily Planet, TheUptake, Vita.mn and much more. His writing on LGBT issues, the religious right and social justice has won awards including Best Beat Reporting by the Online News Association, Best Series by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and an honorable mention by the Sex-Positive Journalism awards.