Throwback Thursday: Check out these ads for The Saloon from the early 1980s
The Saloon has been a ubiquitous part of the (mainly) gay male community in Minneapolis with a history extending back to 1977. In those...
Minnesota History Center exhibit shines light on LGBT history
Image via Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society library has put together a display in its lobby documenting the LGBT community's struggle toward full...
Out North Brings Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ History To TPT On October 16th
Out North – MNLGBTQ History dusts off important stories from the annals of queer history and brings them to your living room starting on...
Eggs WILL be laid! 2014 Easter Bonnet Parade
Easter and Bonnets go together like Steel Magnolias. They are inextricably linked, like some force of nature. They are sometimes outrageous (think hurricane or...
Throwback Thursday 1983: Divine comes to Minneapolis’ Hub of Hell
Divine, the iconic drag persona created by Harris Glenn Milstead and made famous through the films of John Waters, came to Minneapolis in 1983....
Sen. Allen Spear to be honored with LGBT Equality colonnade in Minneapolis Park
The influence of Sen. Allen Spear on the LGBT movement in Minnesota cannot be understated. He was the first openly gay elected official in...
