News & Stories

October 21, 2019

State Fair poll shows support for Conversion Therapy Ban"

Minneapolis and St. Paul are proposing new city ordinances that would ban gay conversion therapy, the controversial treatment designed to change people’s sexual orientation or sexual identity.

October 21, 2019

Why We Need LGBTQ+ Curricula

In 2018, GLSEN’s national school climate study indicated that 59.5% of LGBTQ students “felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation and 44.6% felt unsafe because of their gender expression.”

October 21, 2019

Keith Ellison, Rebecca Lucero: We will prove LGBTQ discrimination is not free speech

The authors say Telescope Media’s fight to use personal beliefs to discriminate against same-sex couples is a case that has far-reaching, unintended consequences for everyone.

October 15, 2019

How Teachers Grow from Allies to Advocates

2018-2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and LGBTQ Advocate Kelly Holstine shares her experience with claiming her voice as an educator and human who stands for (and supports people in) equity work.

October 10, 2019

Local officials introduce policy banning conversion therapy

After failing to materialize at the Legislature last session, city officials are aiming to pass a ban on the controversial practice of conversion therapy at the local level.

October 7, 2019

Minnesota Family Council warns risks of transitioning may include growing breasts

Last week, Zinnia Jones, a trans activist/science writer in Orlando, tweeted an excerpt of a brochure she says came from our very own Minnesota Family Council.

October 3, 2019

PRESS RELEASE: Human Rights Advocates Across Minnesota Stand With Commissioner Lucero

ST PAUL, MN -- Today, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Commissioner of Human Rights Rebecca Lucero declared their intent to defend the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) against Alliance Defending Freedom’s lawsuit to allow businesses to violate the law. This lawsuit is part of Alliance Defending Freedom’s national strategy of targeting and suing states with comprehensive human rights laws, in hopes of weakening anti-discrimination laws.

October 1, 2019

Into the Light: Confronting LGBTQ+ Invisibility for Victims/Survivors of Violence

Most incidents of domestic and sexual violence in the LGBTQ+ community goes unreported. This is a fact widely known within the community, where LGBTQ+ folks are just as, if not more likely, to experience domestic abuse and sexual violence than their heterosexual counterparts.

photo of a lightbulb with rainbow lines and text reading, "Shining a light on LGBTQ Violence"

September 18, 2019

St. Cloud Hate Crimes Forum Postponed Due To Safety Concerns

Officials have postponed a forum on hate crimes in St. Cloud over safety concerns.

September 3, 2019

Homophobia & The Holocaust: The Band Group & OutFront co-partner for Gay Classic “Bent”

The Band Group is teaming up with OutFront Minnesota for a revival of a major drama of classic status.