Issue 412
Queer As Folks
Cogger Leaves PFund To Pursue New Adventures At the end of February, PFund Foundation Director of Development and Communications Susan Cogger left the organization for new adventures. She had served in the position four years, plus another five as a board member and volunteer. During her tenure, she more than doubled individual donations to PFund…
Letters
What About Low-Income Folks? Thank you for tackling the hot-button issue of finances in the article “Money Matters: 5 Financial Experts Offer Advice” [Lavender, Feb. 10]. I respect the opinions of the expert panel, but I believe they completely missed the boat on the main financial concerns facing the GLBT community. As a social work…
Readings with the Red Queen
A friend mentioned recently that a certain establishment (not in this area) was not interested in attracting clients who pursued what it termed an “alternative lifestyle.” Once my first rush of annoyance had abated (I won’t say “worn off”—it hasn’t), I kept turning the phrase over in my mind. “Alternative lifestyle” both has amused and…
Big Gay News
NATIONAL NEWS Hawaii Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions Reuters reports that Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has signed legislation granting gay and lesbian couples in the state the right to enter into civil unions. They provide the same state protections and benefits previously afforded only to heterosexual married couples. Abercrombie said in a statement, “For me, this…
Chanhassen Presents Jesus Christ Superstar
Change You Can Believe In Upheavals in a society’s social pyramid are exhilarating, challenging, scary, doomed—depending on which rung of the ladder you may occupy. And, with history books bearing truer accounts than story books, the good guys don’t always land on top. Fact is, if you’re leading a power-to-the-people revolt, you probably are not…
Decorah, Iowa, Welcomes Same-Sex Marriages
Three Couples Discuss Their Wedding Experiences David Stahl recalls, “It seemed almost too good to be true,” describing the “beautiful little town” of Decorah, Iowa, and the “extremely friendly and welcoming” reception he and his partner, Hans Venable, received when they went there to wed last June. Stahl went on to explain, “Hans and I…
On the Townsend
Song of Extinction Through Mar. 20 Guthrie Dowling Studio 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls. (612) 377-2224 www.guthrietheater.org Theatre Latte Da director Peter Rothstein shares that EM Lewis’s drama with music, Song of Extinction, “explores how we as human beings define, defy, and embrace the concept of extinction intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Max [Dan Piering], a…
On the Record
“Born This Way” Lady Gaga While Justin Bieber and the cast of Glee’s endless cover tunes fight it out for teen-pop supremacy on the Hot 100 charts, Lady Gaga puts them all to shame with her fast-rising latest single, “Born This Way.” As an attempt at a dance-floor-packing new gay anthem, it works pretty well….
Last Call at Score/Tickles
Rechristened Bar Closes Abruptly On February 28, Score/Tickles closed abruptly, which was surprising, given that the establishment only recently rechristened itself and remodeled. An e-mail from the bar stated, “As we all know, in the last several years, the unpredictable economy has impacted all of us, including our customers and friends. It is our deepest…
Reported Police Calls at Saloon Increase 36.47 Percent in 2010 Compared to 2009
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) recently released statistics regarding the Saloon Bar at 830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. According to MPD records, for the period January 1 through December 31, 2009, a total of 85 police calls at the Saloon were reported. For the period January 1 through December 31, 2010, a total of 116 police…
