Causes
Celebrate World AIDS Day With Drag Stars At Open Arms
In over four decades, our community faced a virus that had taken many precious lives throughout its time. HIV/AIDS is still part of our community, with thousands of Minnesotans living with this virus. Every year on December 1, we take a moment to remember those who have passed before us, who are currently living with…
Q+ Equality Foundation Expands Q+ Workplace Designation
Launched in Q4 2022 as a 501(c)(3), the mission of Q+ Equality Foundation is to empower Q+ talent and cultivate workplaces where inclusivity thrives, and every identity is celebrated. Q+ Equality Foundation strives to serve as a nexus between students, colleges, businesses, and Q+ professionals. Currently, over 1.2 million Q+ individuals join the workforce each year…
Give to the Max: When Minnesotans’ Generosity Shines
On November 16th, Minnesotans will celebrate Give to the Max, the annual giving holiday. Every year, thousands of Minnesotans come together to support the causes that they love and that make life better for them across the state. What is Give to the Max? Give to the Max, or GiveMN, works to connect donors and…
Red Running For Their Lives – The Aliveness Project Puts HIV Stigma Under There
Each of us has them: the secret parts of ourselves which might be, if they stopped being secret, judged or condemned or shunned by society writ large—the greasy things, the goofy things, the guilty things, the dark quirks and the even-darker quirks we hide from the cold ignorance of the outside world by keeping them…
Mark My Words: Putting An End To The Myths Of Stonewall
For years, people have debated what actually happened that night in June 1969 when Stonewall was raided and a new, more militant struggle for equality was born. Due to the debates, and the insistence of some who claim they knew all aspects of what had actually happened, an incredible void opened up where people could…
Mark My Words: True Colors Of Stonewall
Imagine if you could go back to Stonewall the first night of the riot. What do you see? Red, brown and black. That’s my answer to anyone who asks me what the inside of the Stonewall looked like before that infamous raid on that now famous night in 1969. It was inexplicable to me why…
Trans Northland Is Spreading Joy In Duluth
There is so much joy to celebrate in the transgender community. In the past decade, we have seen so much growth in this community, despite the challenges they have faced from all corners of society. Is it time to celebrate? Of course. It is June – Pride month! On June 10, Trans Northland invites you…
A Word In Edgewise: O Tempora, O Mores!
In August, 2010, I was delighted to write here that California U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker had ruled unconstitutional California’s ballot initiative Proposition 8 denying marriage rights to same-sex couples. “Proposition 8,” he declared, “fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license ……
A Word In Edgewise: One Of Many “What Ifs?”
“Facebook?” some friends may say. “You spend time on Facebook?” Yes, well, it’s a lot like anything else. You can search and sift and find most anything, trash or treasure depending on your definition of either one. I like science information, I like satire, sometimes I just like to veg out and scroll. I notice…
Yesterday’s Rain, Tomorrow’s Rainbow
With both its fortieth anniversary and annual Walk to End HIV this summer, Rainbow Health has a lot to celebrate this year. As Rainbow Health CEO Jeremy Hanson Willis says, “It’s vital we remember that 2023 is not just the forty-year recognition of Rainbow Health or Minnesota AIDS Project or any one organization; 2023 is…
