AG Ellison urges Target to reinstate Pride merchandise, offers to help counter anti-LGBTQIA+ harassment
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 14 other state AGs have urged Target to consider reinstating Pride merchandise, offering assistance against anti-LGBTQIA+ harassment in stores.
Pride Month events in Minnesota 2023
As Pride Month begins, several cities and businesses are hosting pride events across the state of Minnesota.
Minneapolis gay bar The Saloon cuts ties with Anheuser-Busch
A Minneapolis gay bar has announced it has cut ties with Anheuser-Busch, and will replace its products with beers from local breweries.
Bud Light no longer America's top-selling beer as backlash continues
It's a milestone in Bud Light's months-long sales decline since early April, when critics who were angered by the brewer sending a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney vowed to boycott the brand.
TV program Bi-Cities uplifts bisexual community
For more than 20 years Bi-Cities has been giving a voice to the local bisexual community, with local doctors who lead the conversation.
Hopkins to host first Pride fest
With June being Pride month, the city of Hopkins is set to host its first ever Pride festival this weekend.
Pride gem: Country’s 2nd queer library celebrates decades in Minneapolis
In the heart of the Twin Cities lies a hidden gem for the LGBTQ community. Long aisles filled with books featuring queer characters define the Quatrefoil Library — the second oldest of its kind in the United States.
Celebrating historic queer library in MN
In the heart of the Twin Cities, there is a hidden gem for the LGBTQ community. Quatrefoil Library in Minneapolis is filled with books featuring queer characters and is the second oldest library of its kind in the United States.
Inside the growing LGBTQ archive in Minnesota
Archival collections like at the University of Minnesota play an essential role in gathering, storing, and making accessible critical artifacts that speak to the history and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
Mill City Museum highlights Pride month
A new exhibit at the Mill City Museum called “coming in, going out” is being displayed for the month of June.
Dozens of Pride Flags replace one stolen in West St. Paul
The community of West St. Paul has flipped the script on a shameful act kickstarting Pride Month last week.
3 out of 4 Americans support LGBTQ ad campaigns, GLAAD survey finds
More than half of people polled said seeing LGBTQ people in ads makes them "more comfortable with people who are different than themselves."
Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
Court ruling keeps Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr out of House
The ruling came after attorneys for the state of Montana asked the judge to reject Zephyr’s attempt to return. She was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.
Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from 2023 session
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
Court orders students to reveal their names after suing sorority over trans member
Six of the original seven plaintiffs complied with the order and have revealed their names to the public last week.
Walt Disney World to host world’s largest LGBTQ+ conference amid criticism from DeSantis
The decision to hold the conference in Florida was made in 2019, according to a spokesperson for Out & Equal.
West Virginia could ban transgender care
The Republican governor has not taken a public stance on the measure and it's unclear whether he will sign it into law.
Lawsuit: Transgender Wells Fargo teller says managers ‘laughed’ as customers mocked her
The former teller said customers abused and bullied her while her managers stood by, laughing or “playing silent.”
Guide to Pride: What to expect at the Twin Cities Pride Festival
This year's Pride celebrations promise to be among the most meaningful in recent memory. Here's what organizers are thinking after Friday's Supreme Court ruling and events to check out this weekend.