Gender/GLBT

OPINION | Why won’t women write?

By Lisa Steinmann, TC Daily Planet

Soon, the kids will be back in school. PTA and site council meetings will convene and the op-ed pages in the local media will be filled with debate about the results of last spring's round of standardized testing, the curriculum and school funding. 

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Women hold political power in Minneapolis

By Michele St. Martin, Minnesota Women’s Press

Twenty years ago Minneapolis elected a majority of women to its city council.

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Leave Tom Emmer alone on gay rights? A look at his voting record

By Sally Jo Sorensen, Bluestem Prairie

By this point in the game, it's surprising that the Republican Party of Minnesota hasn't hired a Chris Crocker wannabe and had them upload a "Leave Tim Emmer Alone" video.

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MoveOn.org: Target CEO just sorry he got caught; opposition spreads

By Jon Collins, Minnesota Independent

A parody of Target's logo adopted by activists urging a boycott of the company.

MoveOn.org thumbed its nose at Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel's mince-mouthed apology for its donation to pro-Tom Emmer group MN Forward and upped the rhetoric against Target today. Ilyse Hogue, the group's Director of Political Advocacy and Communications, said its members "will continue to escalate our fight against Target until they stop trying to subvert the will of the people." 

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Safe Women, Strong Nations project combats rape on reservations

By Jeanette Fordyce, TC Daily Planet

Lucy Rain Simpson (Photo by Jeanette Fordyce)

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the incidence of violence against Native women is three times greater than that experienced by white, Latino or African American women in the United States. 

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Bachmann votes against act to help Native American police combat rape 'epidemic'

By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent

The relative of a young woman raped on tribal land. Photo: Adam Nadel for Amnesty International

A bill aimed at helping Native American law enforcement investigate rape and other crimes by non-Indians on tribal lands passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week with overwhelming bipartisan support. Only one Minnesotan - Republican Michele Bachmann - voted against it. 

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Target’s longtime PAC stayed in middle-of-road, avoided oncoming traffic

By Jon Collins, Minnesota Independent

Image from a Facebook group urging a Target boycott

Target knocked over a hornets nest this week when the public found out the corporation donated $150,000 to the conservative MN Forward PAC, which is supporting Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer (who the Minnesota Independent linked to anti-gay groups). But Target has been involved in the political process for years through its Target Citizen's Federal Forum Political Action Committee, infusing more than $1.4 million into political races since 2000. 

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Target historically kept to “middle of the road” with political donations

By James Sanna, The Blog Colu.mn

While Target's senior executives, including CEO Gregg Steinhafel, have historically donated overwhelmingly to Republican candidates, the Minnesota Independent is MORE »

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A pauper connects to Prince to share his story

By Rachel Reiva, TC Daily Planet

I was in contact this week with Andrew Fafoutakis about his one-person show Prince and the Pauper which will be appearing at the Gremlin Theatre during the Minnesota Fringe Festival.  Fafoutakis is an equity actor who began the development of this show when he  prepared his MFA performance for his graduate studies at the Louisiana State University.

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HRC: Target donation won’t impact corporate equality index ranking

By James Sanna, The Colu.mn

The nation's premier LGBT lobbying organization has weighed in on the Target controversy, saying they're "disappointed" in the discount retailer. However, they're leaving their biggest tools at home when it comes to compelling some form of compensation or an apology from the company. 

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