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LGBTQ+

Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Before 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.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.
by The Associated Press

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St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books

St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books

St. 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.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Demand grows for gender-affirming clothes as more LGBTQ+ people find Minnesota a good fit

Demand grows for gender-affirming clothes as more LGBTQ+ people find Minnesota a good fit

Minnesota’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.
by Sam Stroozas

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Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

The 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.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota equal rights amendment revamped to include protections for abortion, gender care

Minnesota equal rights amendment revamped to include protections for abortion, gender care

For years, supporters of the equal rights amendment have sought to include new protections in the Minnesota Constitution. With a new tweak, DFL leaders say this could be the year it moves to the ballot.
by Dana Ferguson

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Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage

Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. The Vatican issued a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
by The Associated Press

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