Reverb - News for Young Adults

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Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new, more accessible ways. Reverb covers trending topics, local issues, and stories that matter to Minnesotans.

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MN bill aims to create legal refuge for trans youth seeking gender-affirming care
Minnesota legislators began reviewing a bill that protects access to health care for trans youth, a move that the author says is a historic first. At the Tuesday hearing, several parents of trans youth spoke in support of the bill.
Meet the new Gen Z state senator aiming to reshape Minnesota politics
The 2023 legislative session started Tuesday with the swearing-in of Minnesota’s most diverse class of lawmakers, including 25-year-old Zaynab Mohamed, whose campaign started with “a piece of paper and $3,000 in debt.”
Vigil for transgender victims draws crowd mourning Colorado Springs shooting
People packed a Minneapolis event Sunday for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, looking for somewhere to be together to grieve the mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub the night before.
Minnesotans of color gathering for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' premiere
“It is not often that when you look at Hollywood or you look at television, children of color can look out and see themselves in a positive light,” said Raazon King, president of a Minnesota chapter of a historically Black fraternity that’s hosting a private screening of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” after it premieres Thursday.