Spring in Minnesota marks the end of the legislative session. But before legislators return to their home districts, perhaps same-sex couples in Minnesota will pick up a few of the rights, responsibilities, and obligations that married couples currently take for granted.Project 515 is proud to have added its voice of support to many allies on […]
Koreen Phelps. Photo by Sophia Hantzes
Happy 39th Birthday, GLBT Minnesota! We finally have reached Jack Benny’s perpetual age. On May 18, 1969—six weeks before Stonewall, the event we celebrate each year at Pride—Koreen Phelps and Stephen Ihrig founded Fight Repression of Erotic Expression (FREE), Minnesota’s first gay organization. On a sad note, longtime activist Phelps […]
I had not thought much about Thomas and Nancy Beatie in the past few weeks, but they’re in the news again. Thomas, you may remember, is the transgender man who is carrying the couple’s child.
A decade ago, Thomas had undergone a double mastectomy, and had started on testosterone injections, but had not had genital reconstruction. […]
Because We Care Presents Bohemian Cirko
Photo provided by History Theatre
Founded in 1995, Because We Care: Minnesota Performing Arts Alliance Responding to AIDS helps people living with HIV/AIDS. Its purpose is “to mobilize the abilities of the performing arts community to support direct service through events and increase public awareness of HIV/AIDS.”
The organization began as a […]