Tag: Issue 396
OutFront Minnesota Executive Director Johnson Steps Down
Meyer Becomes Interim Executive Director At the end of July, OutFront Minnesota Executive Director Amy Johnson is stepping down from the position she took over in January 2009. She was instrumental in guiding the organization...
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Fantasy Gifts Celebrates 30th Anniversary Fantasy Gifts is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In 1980, Bob and Marlene Bertino established the business with a now-defunct store on what is now Block E in Minneapolis. Under the...
Read MoreYou’ve Got To Be Taught Carefully
“God hates….” Basically, if you listen to Reverend Fred Phelps, God hates anyone and everyone who isn’t a member of the minister’s extended-family Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) congregation. Hate, not love, is exalted on WBC’s...
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Local News Catholic School President Caught in Public Sex Sting Joseph M. Peschges, the 63-year-old President of St. Hill Murray Catholic High School in St. Paul, was arrested recently after allegedly fondling an undercover...
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The Mystery of Irma Vep Through Aug. 1 Jungle Theater 2951 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 822-7063 www.jungletheater.com This gloriously camp sensation, with Bradley Greenwald and Steven Epp, originated within a countercultural...
Read MoreLauding Leather Life
Interview with Steve Lenius Esteemed Lavender “Leather Life” columnist Steve Lenius’s recently published Life, Leather and the Pursuit of Happiness: Life, History and Culture in the Leather/BDSM/Fetish Community gathers writings...
Read MoreImperial Court of Minnesota Hosts Coronation XIX
Founded in 1992, the Imperial Court of Minnesota (ICOM) is a chapter of the International Court System, established in 1965 in San Francisco by Empress José Sarria, the first openly gay person to run for public office in the...
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