Issue 392

Hair & Makeup by Nicole Fae, makeupbynicolefae.com Photography by Mike Hnida, Lavender Studios Models: Molly & Chris Clothing provided by Bloomingdale’s, Mall of America Shot on location at the Graves 601 Hotel

The largest regional Pride celebration, Duluth-Superior Pride, takes place over Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, in the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. • Mayor’s Reception, Thu., Sept. 2, Duluth • Bonfire on Wisconsin Point, Fri., Sept. 3, Superior • Pride Festival, Sat., Sept. 4, Duluth • Tower Twins Parties at The Flame…

Rainbow Health Initiative (RHI) partnered with Rare Productions this year to host the second annual Photo Contest focused on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) impressions of personal and professional healthy lifestyles. GLBTQ people living in Minnesota have myriad ways to be healthy, vibrant, active members of the community. For GLBTQ youth and young…

OutFront Minnesota justFair Lobby Day Dialogues with Legislators On April 21, OutFront Minnesota joined with hundreds of supporters for its annual justFair Lobby Day, converging on the Minnesota State Capitol to discuss issues facing the GLBT community. The motto was “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality in 2011 Begins with Action in 2010.” Speakers enlightened…

Another year, another Pride. Many things to be thankful for, many more to go. President Barack Obama recently directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prohibit discrimination against the partners of gay man and women in hospitals. He mandated that hospitals respect visitation rights and patient choices regarding who may make critical…

An explosion of colors, along with flashes of metal, rubber, spandex, and flesh, meet at a single point, all while continuing to spin and speed on their shared journey. When cover artist Tynan Kerr created his bright “blast” painting for this year’s Lavender Pride Edition, he imagined bicycle spokes—specifically those on the Minnesota Red Ribbon…

by Russell Remmick This past year, the GLBT community locally, nationally, and internationally has seen great changes—some for the better, others for the worse. Some countries around the world removed their laws discriminating against homosexuals, while others enacted stricter ones. Some went so far as to decree the punishment of death for those convicted of…

Ok, so probably a couple thousand different diet plans are out there right now. Most of them ask that you only spend a small fortune to help you lose the weight you want to drop. A hugely popular show on television even takes some of the fattest and laziest people in our society, and pits…

Minnesota’s active and vibrant GLBT community continues to make national headlines in 2010. From the story of a lesbian pastor finally being permitted to serve her flock to the controversial legal challenge to Minnesota’s Defense of Marriage Act, GLBT Minnesotans are at the forefront of civic participation and community involvement. Here are five of the…