Don’t Ask Gets A Hearing
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (Photo: Official Portrait)
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) (Photo: Official Portrait)
A Minnesota church is ending its sponsorship of a Cub Scouts troop because of the Boy Scouts of America decision in May to allow gay youth to be scouts. “I know it will come across that we’re not loving and we don’t want homosexuals around – and that’s not the …
Last Sunday, Katherine Kersten offered, by my count, her 25th column in the Star Tribune denigrating same-sex couples and railing against marriage equality (that doesn’t include many blog posts she has done over the years at the Star Tribune in opposition to same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in general). For …
Hennepin County, Minnesota’s most populous county and home to the highest population of same-sex couples in the state, announced this week that same-sex couples seeking to marry on or after August 1 can apply for their marriage licenses starting on June 6. From the Hennepin County website: In anticipation of …
With same-sex weddings slated to take place on August first, a huge number of businesses are holding contests for this falls newlyweds. Cupcakes Cupcake in St. Paul is offering 12 same-sex couples 12 dozen cupcakes for their wedding. It’s a video contest. Here’s how you enter: “In keeping with the …
A bill that would prohibit discrimination in jury service based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital status passed the Minnesota House last Monday and the Senate on Friday. The bill now heads to Gov. Mark Dayton who is expected to sign the bill into law. Once that happens, Minnesota …
On Almanac on Friday, DFL Sen. Matt Schmit said he would be backing the marriage equality bill that heads to the Senate after a 75 to 59 vote in the House. “I think we have to follow our conscience,” he told Almanac. “I really do view this as the civil …
The House Ways and Means Committee will hear a bill to legalize marriage equality on Monday. Previously, the bill had been sent to the House floor for a full vote. The Ways and Means will evaluate how legalizing gay marriage will impact the state budget. Minnesota Public Radio has a …
A SurveyUSA poll commissioned by KSTP found that 51 percent of Minnesotans support marriage equality while 47 percent are opposed. The poll was conducted from April 19 to 21. That result is a dramatic shift from a SurveyUSA poll in February that found only 42 percent of Minnesotans supported marriage …
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