2+ week, 2+ day ago   (300+ words) After all that Minnesotans have endured over the past year, perhaps it’s no surprise that what they really want to do is laugh. For example, when choosing what day to hit the Minnesota State Fair, that evening’s performer at the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (209+ words) Pioneer Press Billy Sipple was hailed as a hero when he stopped an attempted 1975 assassination of President Gerald Ford. But his friend and fellow gay rights activist, Harvey Milk, believed he could be even more of a hero if America…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (255+ words) The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation Wednesday into the Minnesota Department of Education following a complaint related to “transgender dolls,” it says will be used in schools. Defending Education, or Defending Ed, is a national organization that aims to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (865+ words) Pioneer Press Read the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on transgender athletes — the majority’s decision, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the dissent, written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor — and you will see the members of the court arguing about something more…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that state laws in Idaho and West Virginia barring transgender girls and women from sports don’t violate the Constitution. However, Tuesday’s ruling did not resolve the ongoing dispute between the federal government and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (221+ words) Lavender Magazine has announced that it will be closing its doors on July 4, saying that it has achieved the goals of its founders. The award-winning Minnesota LGBTQ+ lifestyle magazine has published biweekly since 1995. In a letter Thursday on its website…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (680+ words) As some queer elders are feeling pressure to “go back in the closet,” a St. Paul nonprofit is inviting them to be out — together. On Friday, more than 100 LGBTQ+ adults aged 62 and older will converge in St. Paul for the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (416+ words) June is Pride Month, the concept of which was born after the patrons — including drag queens and trans people — fought back against police raids at New York’s Stonewall Inn in late June 1969. The Twin Cities Pride Festival in downtown Minneapolis…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (761+ words) By TERRY TANG and TERRY CHEA The irony that she left her home in China and found a public platform for her LGBTQ+ artistic expression in San Francisco’s Chinatown — the country’s oldest — is not lost on her. To start, the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (688+ words) Pride month has begun across the U.S., bringing parades and parties to big cities and small towns to celebrate LGBTQ+ people. The rainbow-filled festivities this year come as President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing policies to roll back the rights of…...