Gender/GLBT
Next generation's struggle
This is a dialogue with my daughter Thryn Hare (Kathryn). Thryn has been named one of OutFront’s “25 leaders under 25”, a strong activist for Gay / Lesbian / Transgender rights at only 15 years old. I couldn’t be more proud.MORE »
OUT Twin Cities Film Festival has never been timelier
Since 2010, the OUT Twin Cities Film Festival has slowly become a terrific niche film festival in the Twin Cities. What started out as a two-day event covering various LGBTQ topics, mostly through film screenings, has blossomed into a four-day festival filled with films, guest speakers, professional script reading, and musical artists performing at various venues in Minneapolis. Opening on Thursday, May 31 and running through Sunday, June 3, the OUT Twin Cities Film Festival will be held at St. Anthony Main Theatre and features a diverse line-up—including perhaps its strongest film slate in its three-year existence.MORE »
Minnesota Somalis attend conference on women's infertility issues
A group of women and men gathered together to discuss the issue of infertility is probably a rare event — particularly within the Minnesota Somali community. But this week, several hundred Twin Cities Somalis attended Insuroon, a conference on women’s infertility issues. Insuroon is a Somali word that means, “Woman who can take care of herself.”MORE »
Nursing moms unite
"The main goal is to make people aware of the law." That was how Susan Berlien described her experience of organizing the Peaceful Nursing Event at a Twin Cities-area indoor playground.MORE »
Looking at girls in sports as Title IX marks 40 years in Minnesota and the United States
Minnesota was eighth among all U.S. states in girls’ high school athletic participation in 2010-11, according to the most recent data reported by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA).MORE »
Girls in Real Life: Moving from bad attitude to engagement in St. Paul
“I used to have a bad attitude,” said Janaysia Jaco, an eighth grader at Murray Jr. High, in Saint Paul. That was before she started the Girls in Real Life (GIRL) program, where she meets every week in a new program designed to give young girls empowerment and leadership skills. Someone told Jaco that GIRL might be a good fit for her, so she joined.MORE »
Laura Jeffrey Academy nurtures strong, growing women in St. Paul
It’s not very common for a middle school grade student to talk about vulnerability as an asset. But that’s exactly the word that Rabiya Sehgal-LaRocque used when talking about the value of attending Laura Jeffrey Academy (LJA), an all-girl charter school in St. Paul. At Laura Jeffrey, students are encouraged to express themselves.MORE »
Unique school educates two generations, helping young mothers graduate and parent their children are priorities
While walking down the halls of Broadway High School at Longfellow, where Lutunji Abram, M.A. works, one would think it’s like any other school. The walls display students’ projects, and the halls are mostly quiet except when passing open classroom doors where students and teachers are working.MORE »
A struggle for marriage equality: Question One shows May 14-19 at MOA
On May 6, 2009, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill making same-sex marriage legal in the state. However, opponents of the law petitioned to stop its implementation and forced a statewide referendum on the measure, which was dubbed “Question One.” Less than six months later, the opponents of same-sex marriage prevailed — by a vote of 300,848 to 267,828 — and the law was overturned.MORE »
THEATER PREVIEW | At Dreamland Arts, Katie Hae Leo and Sun Mee Chomet tell personal stories of being Korean adoptees
Two Korean-American writer-performers will share their personal stories about being adopted in a show co-produced by Dreamland Arts, in St. Paul. In The Origin(s) Project: Memoirs in Motion, directed by Zaraawar Mistry, Katie Hae Leo and Sun Mee Chomet describe their own experiences with Korean Adoption—from two different perspectives.MORE »
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