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Minnesota corporations score high on LGBTQ equality
The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual Corporate Equality Index which rates corporations based on their policies toward LGBTQ employees. Most of Minnesota’s largest corporations fared well on the index. Scoring a perfect 100 on the index for at least the second year in a row were: 3M Co, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Best Buy […]
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Minneapolis Airbnb host accused of transphobia, removed as host
A Minneapolis Airbnb host has been removed from the service after the host told a transgender woman she could not stay in her home, Buzzfeed reports. Shadi Petosky tweeted that she told the would-be host, who has not been identified, that she was transgender prior to booking: I was denied @Airbnb because I disclosed that […]
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EEOC settles suit with Virginia company who discriminated against transgender employee
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has reached a settlement with Ellucian, a higher education technology company, after the company was accused of discriminating against a transgender employee. The employee was working for Ellucian at an unnamed Minnesota college. According to a press release from the EEOC: An investigation by EEOC’s Minneapolis Area Office revealed that […]
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Target says stores are gender inclusive
In blog post on the company’s corporate blog, A Bullseye View, Minneapolis-based retailer Target announced that customers and employees can “use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.” Target alluded to the massive boycotts of North Carolina and Mississippi that have occurred following the enactment of anti-LGBTQ legislation in recent […]
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Shoreview company agrees to pay $115k in transgender discrimination suit
Duluxe Financial Services, Inc., one of the nation’s largest check printing companies and located in Shoreview, Minn., agreed to pay $115,000 in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a transgender former employee. United States District Court Judge Ann Montgomery approved the consent decree on Wednesday which includes […]
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Minnesota corporations score high on HRC Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual corporate equality index (CEI) just in time for Black Friday. The index scores corporate policies on LGBT inclusion and then ranks them, though the ranking system has encountered criticism for its methodology. Fifteen Minnesota companies garnered perfect scores on the index: 3M Co., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Best Buy […]
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‘Thank you for being a friend’: Mattie’s on Main closes doors for the last time
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 was the last day of business for Mattie’s on Main. A note was left on the door thanking the community for its support. On Facebook, Mattie’s said, “Thank you for being a friend.” Tom DeGree and Dean Schlaak, owners of Wilde Roast Cafe on old St. Anthony Main St., launched Mattie […]
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Out and About along the Minnehaha Mile
In late 2014, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges dubbed the stretch of Minnehaha Avenue running from Lake Street to the Minnehaha Falls the “Minnehaha Mile” to highlight the unique cadre of businesses that have popped up over the last few years. It boasts more antique, retro, reuse, and vintage stores per mile than any other commercial […]
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Right-wing assails Target’s gender signage policy
Last week, Minneapolis-based Target Corporation announced that it would be phasing out gender signage in some areas of the store. In a post on Target’s blog, “A Bullseye View,” the company noted upcoming changes would be made: Over the past year, guests have raised important questions about a handful of signs in our stores that […]
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Target releases LGBT pride campaign: #TakePride
Minneapolis-based retailer Target has launched a campaign for Pride month: “We’re not born with pride. We take pride. Pride in celebrating who we were born to be.” The campaign comes with the hashtag #takepride and a video: “We’re making our message loud and clear: Target proudly stands with the LGBT community, both as a team […]