19 Bar, a Minneapolis gay bar open since the 1950s, closes after crash sparks fireMarch 26, 2024 5:12 PMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxMinneapolis’ 19 Bar is shuttered after a fire burned through the building on Friday. There were no injuries reported. The bar wrote in a Facebook post that it’s closed until further notice.
Play3min 45secLegacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the WalkerMarch 15, 2024 11:39 AMBy Jacob Aloi“The New Eagle Creek Saloon,” an art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, reimagines the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco, Calif., blending art with social and historical themes.
The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ doubled in 12 years, new poll showsMarch 13, 2024 3:11 PMBy C Mandler In 2023, 7.6 percent of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5 percent in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.
Minnesota bill would bar schools, local governments from removing pride flagsMarch 5, 2024 11:20 AMBy Dana FergusonThe bill’s author said that in response to a school district removing a rainbow flag, the state should take action to protect teachers or officials who choose to fly it.
Play10min 03secMinnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. PaulFebruary 26, 2024 1:45 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Ellen FinnBefore she came up with “the Bechdel test,” Alison Bechdel wove herself into the fabric of lesbian cultural identity as a comic strip writer in Minneapolis back in 1983.
Minnesotans gather to mourn and honor Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex BenedictFebruary 24, 2024 3:55 PMBy Melissa OlsonStudent organizers from the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at Edison High School in northeast Minneapolis organized the vigil in honor of Oklahoma teen Nex Benedict.
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriageFebruary 15, 2024 4:45 PMBy The Associated PressGreece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.
St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ booksFebruary 14, 2024 10:26 AMBy Becky DernbachSt. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district.
Demand grows for gender-affirming clothes as more LGBTQ+ people find Minnesota a good fitFebruary 1, 2024 4:00 AMBy Sam StroozasMinnesota’s status as a transgender refuge is drawing new people to the state with new needs. At Rainbow Wardrobe in Minneapolis, LGBTQ+ advocates are using donated clothes to help meet demand for business attire, androgynous jeans, larger sized women’s shoes and other items.
Play8min 57secWorthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroomJanuary 22, 2024 11:39 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderThe move has pushed one of Worthington High School’s only Latino teachers to resign in a majority Latino school and has also led to alleged vandalism against a Worthington Globe reporter.