Letters
Volleyball Clarification First off, I want to thank Brian Cheese for mentioning the tennis and volleyball programs GLASS sponsors (“Sports,” Lavender, June 16). It’s good to get the word out to a wider audience. I wanted to...
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I Heart New York
The venerable Empire State Building was aglow in rainbow lights the night of June 23, as New...
Read MoreIt Takes a Village to Raise a Drag Queen
I imagine the feeling I have following Pride each year is rather similar to the one felt by Santa Claus after Christmas: exhausted, gratified, and grateful to get the heck out of drag for a while. This year was no different. It...
Read MoreCommentary: It’s Important To Know Our History
The Minneapolis GLBT-plus community’s annual Pride Celebration just ended, and according to recent items in Lavender, it was a time to party! In Lavender’s Pride Edition (June 2), a column by Justin Jones, (“Sugar & Spice”),...
Read MoreGlimpses: 421
Hennes Art Company Debuts Identities Explored On June 24-26, Hennes Art Company in Minneapolis hosted an Opening Weekend Gala for its exhibition Identities Explored: A Celebration of Art from the GLBT Community. Featuring a...
Read MoreTangletown Garden and Art
Tour Donates Proceeds to Various Beneficiaries The Tangletown Gardens Seventh Annual Garden and Art Tour, with the theme “Discovering the Neighborhood,” will showcase contemporary and traditional art by dozens of the region’s...
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No Bullies in My Garden
Not unlike junior high school, the garden can be a breeding ground for bullies—plant bullies. If...
Read MoreTake 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...
Read MoreBig Gay News
GLBT-Inclusive Immigration Bill Reintroduced in US Senate The Human Rights Campaign’s Back Story reports that in June, a group of Democratic senators reintroduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011, which includes...
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