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		<title>SurveyUSA poll points to first time majority of Minnesotans support marriage equality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a poll released by SurveyUSA and KSTP on Monday, 52 percent of Minnesotans said they agreed with President Obama&#8217;s position that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. 42 percent said they disagreed with the president and 6 percent were not sure. It marks the first time a survey ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7511/new-poll-shows-anti-gay-marriage-amendment-battle-is-tight' rel='bookmark' title='New poll shows anti-gay marriage amendment battle is tight'>New poll shows anti-gay marriage amendment battle is tight</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7631/poll-minnesotas-anti-gay-marriage-amendment-struggling' rel='bookmark' title='Poll: Minnesota&#8217;s anti-gay marriage amendment struggling'>Poll: Minnesota&#8217;s anti-gay marriage amendment struggling</a></li>
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		<title>Third group of Lutherans reject anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted on Friday to oppose the proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would limit marriage to heterosexual couples only. It joins the Minneapolis and Northeastern synods in opposing the amendment. The St. Paul area synod is expected to ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/8102/golden-valley-votes-to-oppose-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Golden Valley votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment'>Golden Valley votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7279/duluth-passes-resolution-opposing-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Duluth passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment'>Duluth passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
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		<title>Golden Valley votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Golden Valley voted to support a resolution Tuesday night that opposes the anti-gay marriage amendment that will be on the Minnesota ballot in 2012. The vote was 4 ayes, zero nays and one abstention. Golden Valley will become the 7th Minnesota city to reject the amendment. The ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/6963/minneapolis-civil-rights-commission-votes-to-oppose-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment'>Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/6907/seiu-health-care-workers-vote-to-oppose-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='SEIU health care workers vote to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment'>SEIU health care workers vote to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
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		<title>Northland Lutherans reject anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Northeast Minnesota synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America passed a resolution on Saturday to oppose the anti-gay marriage amendment that will be on the Minnesota ballot in November. It became the second of six synods in Minnesota to oppose the amendment. About one in four Minnesotans are ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7708/minneapolis-elca-opposes-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Minneapolis ELCA opposes marriage amendment'>Minneapolis ELCA opposes marriage amendment</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/8102/golden-valley-votes-to-oppose-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Golden Valley votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment'>Golden Valley votes to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
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		<title>Understanding the Binary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Already being slightly enlightened about sexual identity and gender expression, the burning question I had going in to this year&#8217;s BECAUSE conference was this: &#8220;What is Pansexuality?&#8221; After dialog with many individuals my take away is this:  Pansexuality for many individuals relates to the attraction to and potential for sexual ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/1733/new-york-adds-transgender-protections-minneapolis-started-it' rel='bookmark' title='New York adds transgender protections; Minneapolis started it'>New York adds transgender protections; Minneapolis started it</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/843/dear-rep-john-kline-you-lie' rel='bookmark' title='Dear Rep. John Kline &#8211; You Lie!'>Dear Rep. John Kline &#8211; You Lie!</a></li>
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		<title>Two Great Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muffins: We are never at a loss for great entertainment in Minneapolis!  This weekend my top two picks go to low budget options.  Both Box Wine Theater&#8217;s production of Tom and Kelly Adopt and Asian Baby and Durang Durang starring Julie Dafydd as Sister Mary Ignatius are well worth venturing out ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/5253/polly-is-funkchanel' rel='bookmark' title='Polly is FunkChanel'>Polly is FunkChanel</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7753/is-it-any-wonder' rel='bookmark' title='Is it any Wonder?'>Is it any Wonder?</a></li>
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		<title>Council member Cam Gordon announces support for CeCe McDonald</title>
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		<comments>http://thecolu.mn/7909/council-member-cam-gordon-announces-support-for-cece-mcdonald#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the Second Ward blog, Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon announced his support for a fair, transparent and speedy trial for CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman accused of murder. Many in the community view her case as one of self-defense against a hate crime and are concerned that, CeCe, ...


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		<title>MN United launches petition urging NOM to disclose MN donors</title>
		<link>http://thecolu.mn/7968/mn-united-launches-petition-urging-nom-to-disclose-mn-donors</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesotans United for All Families is out with a web-ad campaign and petition to put pressure on the National Organization for Marriage to disclose its donors in Minnesota. NOM is notorious for shielding its donors through lawsuits and other legal action in at least a half-dozen states. Here are the ...


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		<title>Former Vice Present Mondale, Chief Justice Blatz urge voters to vote against anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two high profile Minnesotans have joined the effort to defeat an anti-gay marriage amendment that will be on the ballot in 2012. Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Blatz penned a letter for the new group Lawyers United for All Families. The letter says ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/6907/seiu-health-care-workers-vote-to-oppose-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='SEIU health care workers vote to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment'>SEIU health care workers vote to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/8056/william-mitchell-college-of-law-staff-vote-to-oppose-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='William Mitchell College of Law staff vote to oppose marriage amendment'>William Mitchell College of Law staff vote to oppose marriage amendment</a></li>
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		<title>Odds and Ends: What would Jesus do if he voted in November?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anti-gay marriage amendment continues to be the topic of conversation on Minnesota&#8217;s editorial pages. And the Minnesota Twins will create an It Gets Better video. LGBTQ Nation profiles Jeff Wilfahrt who is running for a seat in the state legislature. He was inspired to run for office after the ...


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