GLBT
Beyond Marriage: Queer Struggles in the Context of Marriage Equality
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.
The Pride
An erotic puzzle of engaging characters, subtle political commentary, and exhilarating emotional power, The Pride time warps between two love triangles, in 1958 and 2008, separated by convention but united by the effects of repression and fear on personal relationships. “A debut of mind-blowing emotional proportions.” –Encore Magazine
Love Dares Speak its Name
Through music ranging from Broadway ballads and Janis Ian to Daniel Pinkham's "Wedding Cantata," One Voice tells stories of love, long-term relationships, and why they matter-regardless of gender. Join us for an uplifting concert with theater vignettes by The Flower Shop Project and poetry readings by MPR's Mindy Ratner. Directed by Guest Conductor W. Bryce Hayes.
Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project
Members of the Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project will discuss their work in Queer Twin Cities on Monday, January 24 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E. Minneapolis.
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Avalon School Students and Staff Reach Out to GLBT Youth Community
We, the students and staff at Avalon School in St. Paul, have been deeply disturbed by the recent rash of student suicides in neighboring districts and around the country. The Star Tribune's recent article, "Schools Struggle with Gay Policies," brought to light how local schools are dealing with this crisis.MORE »
Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims
Book Event: Queer Twin Cities
Drawn from the pioneering work of the Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project—a collective organization of students, scholars, and activists devoted to documenting and interpreting the lives of GLBT people in Minneapolis and St. Paul—Queer Twin Cities is a uniquely critical collection of essays on Minnesota’s vibrant queer communities, past and present.
Will Pawlenty preserve discrimination beyond the grave?
Survivors of deceased domestic partners would soon have the power to inherit their partners' remains, if Gov. Tim Pawlenty signs a bill headed his way in the closing days of the legislative session.MORE »
Unsilenced. GLBT and Jewish Voices of the Holocaust
The Nazis tried to silence them, but their music and stories live on. One Voice Mixed Chorus-Minnesota's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and straight allies chorus-opens its 2009-2010 season with Unsilenced. GLBT and Jewish Voices of the Holocaust, a concert of hope and resistance.
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