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LGBTQ+

19 Bar, a Minneapolis gay bar open since the 1950s, closes after crash sparks fire

19 Bar, a Minneapolis gay bar open since the 1950s, closes after crash sparks fire

Minneapolis’ 19 Bar is shuttered after a fire burned through the building on Friday. There were no injuries reported. The bar wrote in a Facebook post that it’s closed until further notice.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

“The New Eagle Creek Saloon,” an art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, reimagines the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco, Calif., blending art with social and historical themes.
by Jacob Aloi

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The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ doubled in 12 years, new poll shows

The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ doubled in 12 years, new poll shows

In 2023, 7.6 percent of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5 percent in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.
by C Mandler

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Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Before she came up with “the Bechdel test,” Alison Bechdel wove herself into the fabric of lesbian cultural identity as a comic strip writer in Minneapolis back in 1983.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.
by The Associated Press

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St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books

St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books

St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Demand grows for gender-affirming clothes as more LGBTQ+ people find Minnesota a good fit

Demand grows for gender-affirming clothes as more LGBTQ+ people find Minnesota a good fit

Minnesota’s status as a transgender refuge is drawing new people to the state with new needs. At Rainbow Wardrobe in Minneapolis, LGBTQ+ advocates are using donated clothes to help meet demand for business attire, androgynous jeans, larger sized women’s shoes and other items.
by Sam Stroozas

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Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

The move has pushed one of Worthington High School’s only Latino teachers to resign in a majority Latino school and has also led to alleged vandalism against a Worthington Globe reporter.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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