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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 108 views]

Anoka-Hennepin beefing up anti-bullying, but is LGBT left out?

Following the suicide of seven current or recently-graduated middle and high school students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, district officials say they are ramping up anti-bullying efforts. However, advocates …

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[31 Aug 2010 | One Comment | 45 views]

From The Archives: A Woman’s Coffeehouse

In the process of organizing some of the Tretter Collection’s assorted material, I ran across an undated pamphlet from A Woman’s Coffeehouse that is reminiscent of a nearly-forgotten …

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[27 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 759 views]

Mother: Anoka-Hennepin School policy contributed to gay son’s suicide

According to his mother, Justin Aaberg was “a very sweet boy who seemed to always have a smile on his face; he didn’t have a mean bone in his body…He …

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[27 Aug 2010 | One Comment | 118 views]

Iron Range LGBT Group Shows Its Muscles

Despite Grand Rapids’ reputation as a mecca for Minnesota lesbians, the Iron Range does not generally enjoy a wholly LGBT-friendly reputation in the rest of the state, so it may …

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[19 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 121 views]

NOM Skirts Legality With Campaign Fliers

The National Organization for Marriage is no stranger to smear campaigns and scare tactics, but in a flier they and distributed in a State Senate primary campaign earlier this summer, …

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[18 Aug 2010 | One Comment | 118 views]

Target May Lose Points in HRC’s Ranking of Gay-Friendly Companies

Following this weekend’s refusal by Target Corp to balance out its $150,000 to MN Forward with a comparable donation to a “fair-minded” candidate in the governor’s race, the Human Rights …

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[9 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 79 views]

Who Will You Vote For On Tuesday? TheColu.mn Profiles DFL Gov. Candidates

After eight years of Tim Pawlenty in the Governor’s office, in which the LGBT community and our allies suffered a string of insults, defeats, and attacks on our basic rights, …

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[6 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | 258 views]

HuffPost Gets It Wrong: Target Did Not Donate to Prop 8 Campaigns

Yesterday, Target Corporation CEO Gregg Steinhafel issued a letter to all employees in which he described his sorrow and contrition for donating to MN Forward, a political action committee supporting …

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[4 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 37 views]

“Prop Ain’t” – Federal Judge Overturns Proposition 8

A few moments ago, federal Judge Vaughn Walker issued his ruling in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case. It’s little surprise to anyone who followed the trial proceedings earlier …

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[3 Aug 2010 | One Comment | 186 views]

Is Target Backing Down Thanks To HRC?

Following a week of criticism for their initially-lukewarm response to Target Corporation’s support of the Tom Emmer campaign for governor, the Human Rights Campaign ran a full-page ad in …