Kaitlyn Walsh
New Year’s Resolutions: Human Rights Campaign and Corporate Equality
The non-profit’s evaluation of companies practices spurs hundreds of businesses nationwide to be more accountable to their GLBT employees, while giving consumers tools to make more informed decisions about where they spend their money. For the past decade, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index has helped promote equality and accountability to gay, lesbian,…
Marry Me Minnesota Lawsuit Breaks Ranks
Three Minnesota couples are suing the state, a divisive move that many marriage equality supporters say will do more harm than good in the 2012 ballot battle Marry Me Minnesota, composed of three Minnesota same-sex couples suing the state to get rid of the Defense of Marriage Act, has not been getting the full support…
The Secular Side of Marriage Equality
[MN]Love Photo Collection: Twin Cities Pride, Gladys L-M. (Placement does not indicate relationship to editorial content.) Photo by Simon Scott Stromberg Photography Minnesota Atheists add nonsectarian viewpoints to a debate often dominated by religion. Minnesota Atheists has been fighting for decades to keep religion out of government, according to August Berkshire, the group’s president. When…
Corporate Giving: Employee Groups and Contribution Policy
To create a more rounded view of corporate giving, Lavender asked the top Fortune 500 companies in Minnesota about their giving policies. Information has been complied into a graph as well as the following explanations. UnitedHealth Group works to help people lead healthy lives, according to Kate Rubin, the President of the UnitedHealth Foundation. “Our…
Corporations Are People
Target Corporation has been bearing the brunt of scrutiny for their $150,000 donation to MN Forward, a political action committee supporting Republican Tom Emmer, who openly opposes same-sex marriage, while some Twin Cities non-profit organizations face criticism for their corporate contributors. Looking into the issue further, many organizations recognized that corporations and their employee groups…
Suing School
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is being sued to address “pervasive” anti-gay bullying in the district and for its policy that requires staff to remain neutral when discussing issues related to sexual orientation, which some have characterized as a “gag policy.” The students represented in the case were verbally and physically harassed for their actual or…
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Taylor Campione and Kelsi Culpepper, two lesbian women, have always felt at home in Minneapolis. While celebrating Campione’s birthday at a Twins game, the couple was served a harsh reminder that not everyone is comfortable with their relationship. The women were confronted by a Target Field security guard after they exchanged what Campione called a…
