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October 25, 2017

Minneapolis Transgender candidates get boost from BreakThrough PAC

A new national political action committee committed to electing transgender people into office is ramping up efforts in two Minneapolis city council races. The Trans United Fund has launched the BreakThrough Fund, a political action committee (PAC) that is partnering with OutFront Minnesota’s political arm to elect two Black transgender candidates to the Minneapolis City Council.

October 24, 2017

Does Minneapolis have the will to bring gay bathhouses back to the city?

About 50 people gathered at Lush bar Monday night to hear the case for reexamining Minneapolis' ban on bathhouses, the predominant hookup scene for gay men prior to the 1980s AIDS epidemic. OutFront Minnesota provided a legal analysis, the Red Door Clinic a health perspective.

August 19, 2017

Transgender School ‘Toolkit’ Forces Students and Parents to Accept Radical Gender Ideology

A new document released by the Minnesota Department of Education is forcing gender ideology onto K-12 students and their parents by elevating the claim that biological sex is subordinate to self-declared “gender.”

July 26, 2017

OutFront Minnesota Stands in Support of Transgender Service Members and Veterans

OutFront Minnesota is appalled at the blatant discrimination that President Trump is attempting to put forward by banning transgender service members. This action further creates a more hostile environment against our trans service members.

July 20, 2017

Transgender student guidelines for Minn. schools draws impassioned crowd

State education officials have approved a set of optional guidelines for transgender students to be distributed to Minnesota school districts, but they also heard strongly worded views on both sides in a meeting Wednesday.

July 20, 2017

Daily Digest: Dayton will appeal veto ruling

More than 200 people crowded into a meeting at the Minnesota Department of Education Wednesday to make their stances known about the department’s tool kit for “Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students.” Opponents of the tool kit, led by the Minnesota Family Council, a conservative Christian coalition, showed up wearing red at the MDE offices in Roseville.

May 17, 2017

OutFront Action Saint Paul Mayoral Endorsement

OutFront Minnesota Action is proud to endorse Melvin Carter for Saint Paul Mayor. OutFront Minnesota Action also screened three other candidates — Pat Harris, Dai Thao, and Elizabeth Dickinson. They are all good allies to our community.

February 23, 2017

OFM Statement on Trans Student Protections

On Wednesday February 22nd the Trump Administration decided to end guidance on protections for trans students under Title IX. It is imperative to protect our youth — including our trans and gender nonconforming students — from discrimination and harassment.

July 7, 2016

We Mourn for Philando Castile. This Violence Must End.

OutFront Minnesota extends our deepest condolences to the Castile and Reynolds families and friends. We know that thoughts and prayers are not enough — we must take action to change the racist police practices that impact communities of color in the Twin Cities every day.

March 23, 2016

GOP Bill Would Limit Bathroom Use to 'Biological Sex'

The battle over transgender rights has flared at the State Capitol as a group of Republican legislators unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would require people to use bathrooms and changing rooms that match their "biological sex."