Minnesota

Minnesota GOP Introduces, Fast-Tracks Ballot Initiative to Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Andy Towle April 26, 2011

Despite an economic crisis in the state and a budget that is still pending, Minnesota Republicans have decided instead to focus on bashing gays, the … [Read more...] about Minnesota GOP Introduces, Fast-Tracks Ballot Initiative to Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Andy Towle April 22, 2011

Kids are bullied for many reasons aside from sexual orientation. Authorities says the details in this case are not completely clear, but it sounds … [Read more...] about Bullied Minnesota Teens Dead in Double Suicide Pact

Andy Towle April 19, 2011

Twin Cities Daily Planet reports on an historic first for Minnesota:OutFront Minnesota and other LGBT groups have been rallying at Minnesota's … [Read more...] about Watch: Mark Dayton is First Minnesota Governor to Address Rally for LGBT Rights

Andy Towle March 22, 2011

Anti-gay former Minnesota GOP governor Tim Pawlenty has launched his presidential run with a new video.Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...And Zack … [Read more...] about Video: Anti-Gay Former MN Gov Pawlenty Launches Presidential Run

Andy Towle March 9, 2011

A Minnesota judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought in May 2010 by three gay couples, Duane Gajewski and Doug Benson, Lindzi Campbell and Jesse Dykhuis, … [Read more...] about Minnesota Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging State’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; Plaintiffs to Appeal

Andrew Belonsky March 7, 2011

As conservatives in Minnesota plot and plan to get a marriage equality ban on the 2012 ballot, the state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party insists … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s DFL Vows To Fight Right Wing Marriage Amendment

Andy Towle March 1, 2011

Iowa poll: Voters ambivalent on same-sex marriage. Jamaican gay bar raided by police: "Around 20 officers kicked in doors, shouted anti-gay … [Read more...] about News: Robert Pattinson, Belarus, Mary Bonauto, Iowa, Moby

Andy Towle February 16, 2011

MINNESOTA: CNN speaks to high school lesbian student who was greeted with cheers earlier this month as she walked in the royal court at her … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #835

Andy Towle February 1, 2011

Sarah Lindstrom and Desiree Shelton were greeted with cheers as they entered the Champlin High School assembly as part of the school's Royal Court … [Read more...] about Minnesota High School Lesbian Couple Greeted with Cheers as Part of Royal Court

Andy Towle January 19, 2011

Yesterday, I posted about Lance Lundsten, a Minnesota teen who had reportedly taken his own life after being bullied. The news outlet, KSAX, which … [Read more...] about MN Gay Teen’s Death May Have Been Heart Failure and Not Suicide