Minnesota lawmakers have introduced the Basic Protections Initiative, a policy developed by Project 515 which would assist same-sex couples in a variety of ways. Four bills comprise the initiative and each expand rights for domestic partners.

This article is part of a series about LGBT organizing efforts in Senate District 63 which encompasses northeast Bloomington, all of Richfield and part of south Minneapolis. Check out the …

Minnesota Capitol News’ Marty Owings has a great video report of Monday’s hearing on same-sex marriage in the House Civil Justice Committee. He captured a lot of the homophobic statements …

Christopher Stipp has an interview with former Gov. Jesse Ventura posted at ChuckPalahniuk.net where Ventura gives a great account of how he became a strong gay rights supporter during his …

With the aid of snark, Michelle Bachmann’s anti-gay campaign is – er – memorialized in the newest volume of Bill Prendergast’s epic comic book series about our favorite Minnesotan, called …

Gov. Tim Pawlenty told Meet the Press on Sunday that he supports keeping “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as the policy on gays and lesbians serving in the military, saying “if …

The House Civil Justice Committee will be the first in Minnesota’s history to conduct a hearing on the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Three bills will be …

Though Minnesota’s same-sex couples won’t likely see marriage rights anytime soon — thanks to Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s conservative, evangelical style of governing and the DFL’s hesitance to force his hand …

Maureen Hackett, one of two DFLers vying to run against Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, got the support of the DFL’s LGBT caucus this weekend. …

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appears to be backpedaling on President Obama’s State of the Union promise to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell “this year,” many of Minnesota’s …