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How this Minnesota city redefined LGBTQ+ rights 50 years ago

On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt this trans-inclusive policy.

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How this Minnesota city redefined LGBTQ+ rights 50 years ago

On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt this trans-inclusive policy.

A disabled college student was bullied for posting about his transition. Meta removed his account

Micah Leroy, who ran the account known as “Disabled Trans Boy” on Instagram, became the subject of a right-wing hate campaign after he posted a video celebrating his top surgery.

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Remembering Gay Activist Tim Campbell

With tactics that included wearing campy costumes and setting fires, the Minnesota activist and journalist 'was the queen of guerrilla theater,' a friend said.

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university of minnesota

On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt this trans-inclusive policy.

Micah Leroy, who ran the account known as “Disabled Trans Boy” on Instagram, became the subject of a right-wing hate campaign after he posted a video celebrating his top surgery.

University of Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe speaks out against the proposed anti-marriage equality constitutional amendment.

"If our goal is to improve adolescent mental health for all youth, expanding access to sports makes sense,” says a study coauthor.

Campus Pride's annual index of LGBT-friendly colleges and universities has expanded this year to show the improvements of more schools across the country.

She's the first transgender person elected to a major city's governing body and the first trans person of color elected to any office in the U.S.

The Bisexual Organizing Project will host its annual conference, BECAUSE: A Gathering of Bisexual Community Leaders, in Minneapolis starting June 6.

One person was killed and six injured in a mass shooting at a venue popular among transgender patrons.

A new study found that transgender teens make up a significant amount of youth.

The founder of the It Gets Better Project had some choice words for Perkins, president of the antigay Family Research Council.

"There aren't two sides to human rights," one Becker Public Schools staffer said, calling the presentation "garbage."

Could a seemingly obscure Supreme Court ruling from 37 years ago prove the undoing of the effort to overturn California's Prop. 8 and establish a federal right to same-sex marriage?

With tactics that included wearing campy costumes and setting fires, the Minnesota activist and journalist 'was the queen of guerrilla theater,' a friend said.