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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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		<title>Minnesotans react to Obama&#8217;s support for marriage equality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political leaders in Minnesota reacted to President Obama&#8217;s statements in support of marriage equality on Wednesday. In an interview with ABC, Obama said: &#8220;I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members ...


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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/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>CeCe McDonald takes plea bargain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman of color who was on trial for the murder of a man who allegedly attacked her, took a plea bargain on Wednesday morning to second degree manslaughter. McDonald was accused of killing Dean Schmitz, a man who had a swastika tattoo on his chest and ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7909/council-member-cam-gordon-announces-support-for-cece-mcdonald' rel='bookmark' title='Council member Cam Gordon announces support for CeCe McDonald'>Council member Cam Gordon announces support for CeCe McDonald</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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		<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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		<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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		<title>William Mitchell College of Law staff vote to oppose marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Mitchell College of Law faculty voted on Wednesday to oppose a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage which will be on the ballot in November. In an email to faculty, staff and students, Eric Janus, Vice Dean of the school, the resolution was passed by a &#8220;substantial majority&#8221; of the ...


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		<title>MN United launches petition urging NOM to disclose MN donors</title>
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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>Comic book pushes for marriage equality in Minnesota</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non-profit [MN]Love and micro-publisher 2D Cloud have teamed up on a comic book called Little Heart in the hopes it will help usher in marriage equality to Minnesota. &#8220;This project was spawned by the very urgent need to fight the 2012 referendum that seeks to instill discrimination and hate in ...


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