Gender/GLBT

Like water to the river: Western Minnesota couple see the freedom to marry as part of state's ethos

By Sally Jo Sorensen, Bluestem Prairie

After a long day of rehabbing the rural Big Stone County farmhouse they've purchased together, Rebecca Terk and John G. White share stories and gumbo at the kitchen table in Terk's home in Clinton. The couple, who will marry this summer, also share a core belief in the freedom to marry.

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Multiparty coalition backing Minnesota same-sex marriage

By Michael McIntee, The Uptake

With less than six weeks left in Minnesota's legislative session, supporters of same-sex marriage are forming a coalition to make such marriages legal in the state. On Wednesday, Ken Martin, the chair of Minnesota's Democratic Farmer Labor Party, joined Independence Party Executive Committee member Matt Lewis, Former Green Party Chair Cam Gordon and Libertarian Party Chair Bob Odden to call on lawmakers to bring the issue to a vote in the House and the Senate.

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How can women win the war on looks?

By Lisa Gray, Restless Gray Girl

Beauty is a beast that burdens those of us who have it, and tortures those of us who feel we've drawn the short straw. Even the president is not immune to a lovely lady. He said this about Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California: "You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake," Obama said. "She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country."

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'Sistah Solo': Celebrating women of color through art, dance, hip-hop and spoken word

By Sheila Regan, Minnesota Women’s Press

(Photo by BFresh Photograph)

"Beware of people who have vision who can execute," says Maia Maiden, the force behind "Sistah Solo," an evening of performances featuring women of color at Patrick's Cabaret in Minneapolis.

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Representative proposes state recognition of civil unions

By Lee Ann Schutz Wahi, Session Daily

Rep. Tim Kelly, (pictured at far right) speaking with members of the media (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

Calling the current bill to allow for same gender marriages divisive, Rep. Tim Kelly (R-Red Wing) will be introducing a bill Thursday that would allow civil unions to be treated in state statute the same as marriage.

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Minnesota for Marriage affiliate drags in Hitler references

By Staff, American Jewish World

Representatives from Shir Tikvah Congregation, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), Jewish Community Action (JCA), the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, Temple of Aaron, and Plymouth Congregational Church, among others, publicly condemned the use of Nazi references by Minnesotans for Marriage in its efforts to oppose same-sex marriage.

Last Friday, March 29, representatives from Shir Tikvah Congregation, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), Jewish Community Action (JCA), the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, Temple of Aaron, and Plymouth Congregational Church, among others, hosted a press conference to condemn the use of Nazi references in Minnesota for Marriage’s efforts to oppose same-sex marriage.

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Hmong 18 Clan Council forum focuses on violence in Hmong community

By Elizabeth Thao, TC Daily Planet

The Hmong 18 Clan Council standing before the crowd to issue a strong statement against violence and domestic violence. (Photos by Shia Yang)

The Hmong 18 Clan Council held an open community forum on Tuesday, April 8 to address recent incidents of violence that have alarmed the Hmong community. The forum, conducted in both Hmong and English, was attended by members of the St. Paul Police Department, the Sheriff’s Department, and Senator Foung Hawj, who joined more than 75 members of the community at Hmong Village in St. Paul.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Transportation justice: Bike library program gets women on bikes!

By Kelly O'Brien, Community Voices

Even on the most blustery day, one can see bicyclists braving the icy roads here in Minnesota. Commuters and recreationalists alike take to the streets, making the Twin Cities one of the top bike regions in the country. The city of Minneapolis was second only to Portland, OR as the most bike-friendly city in the nation, as deemed by Bicycle Magazine in 2012. Not only are the Twin Cities competitive on a national level, but continue to impress locally with ever-increasing cycling statistics. In the past five years, Bike Walk TC has noted a bicycle traffic increase of 51% in the metro area.

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Women having their say: Not a love poem in sight

By Lisa Steinmann, Word Canoe

Last night I went out with my friend Patricia and we talked, as women do, over sushi and white wine. It’s an important ritual. We treasure the chance to sit and exchange our stories and have our say, at least with each other. What goes unspoken is that it’s a world where we do not always feel we get to have that.

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Tackling sexual health issues for bicultural girls

By Raiza Beltran, Bicultural Healthy Living

Growing up as a teen in a small town in Wisconsin, Kaonou Hang was taught that it was inappropriate for a proper Hmong girl to talk about sexual health issues – whether it was about boyfriends and sex, her monthly periods or simply using words for the female anatomy. This just wasn’t done in her culture and therefore relied on her friends’ knowledge to understand the changes that were occurring in her body as she grew into adulthood.

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