gay marriage
Beyond Marriage: Queer Struggles in the Context of Marriage Equality
02/17/2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Cold Nights, Hot Issues! is an event series exploring hot topics with a radical lens, learning from the wisdom of local activists, and building local and global struggles towards a world free from oppression and domination. Each event starts with food at 6:30, followed by a moderated discussion at 7pm at the Minnehaha Free Space.
Judge rejects Family Council bid in gay marriage lawsuit
A judge has rejected an attempt by the Minnesota Family Council to intervene in a lawsuit challenging state law that bans same-sex marriage. Three same-sex couples filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota earlier this year arguing that the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law in 1997 violates the state Constitution.MORE »
Bachmann: Children’s health insurance a “magnet” for “illegal aliens”
Minnesota’s most outspoken member of Congress, Republican Michele Bachmann, took to the House floor Monday evening to lambaste Democrats on everything from gay marriage and abortion to taxes, immigration and Mountain Dew.MORE »
Marriage equality bill picks up steam at Legislature
The Marriage and Family Protection Act is getting traction at the Minnesota Capitol, bill supporters said Tuesday. Numerous legislators have offered their support for the legislation, so much so that a duplicate bill has been drafted in the Senate to allow for more sponsors, and a multipartisan coalition of organizations are hosting a rally for the bill on Thursday.MORE »
Same-sex couples set to sue Minnesota over marriage rights
As many as 10 same-sex couples plan to file a lawsuit soon against the state of Minnesota for the right to marry.MORE »
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