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A benefit for strong transgender advocacy in Minnesota

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OutFront Minnesota is hosting an event to help build capacity for transgender advocacy in Minnesota. Here are the details:

OutFront Minnesota is nationally recognized for its unwavering commitment to full inclusion of concerns related to transgender Minnesotans in all aspects of our work. From repealing Minneapolis’ infamous “restroom ordinance,” to building a bank of court orders amending birth records, to developing the process for changing gender on one’s driver’s license, and so much more, OutFront Minnesota is dedicated to improving the lives of transgender individuals through advocacy for sound public policy. Please join us to help support this critical work.

Please join OutFront Minnesota and our hosts on Saturday, January 29 at the Townhouse in Saint Paul from 5:30pm to 7pm: Andrea Jenkins, Rhys Preston DC, SaberLee DeMare, Miranda Foslien, and Barbara Satin. Our special guest for the evening will be Shannon Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and lead counsel for the case that established marriage equality in California prior to the passage of Proposition 8.

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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.