“I believe that people who are either transsexuals or transvestites — I don’t know what the proper term is — traditionally are more liberal-minded thinking people, tend to associate more with the defendants because, obviously, they have been either ridiculed before or are feeling in a position of being in More…
A federal court judge in Minnesota ruled on Monday that a marriage between a man and a transgender woman was legal under Minnesota law and that a health insurance plan could not drop the woman from her husband’s health benefits. The judge said that because one person is male and More…
A much criticized strategy by the National Organization for Marriage to drive a wedge between the gay community and racial minorities has led some Minnesota churches to express reservations. The churches, along with NOM, are part of the Minnesota for Marriage coalition backing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in More…
Civil rights groups on Tuesday blasted a confidential memo by the National Organization for Marriage which outlined a strategy of pitting the gay community against the black and Latino communities in order to score points in the group’s efforts to ban marriage rights for same-sex couples.
“These documents expose NOM More…
The National Organization for Marriage, the nation’s largest lobby against marriage rights for same-sex couples, faced criticism on Tuesday over documents unsealed by a court in Maine outlining a plan to “drive a wedge between gays and blacks” on the issue. LGBT rights groups are calling the strategy hurtful, divisive and More…
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board announced last week that it was launching an investigation into the campaign finance reporting of Minnesota for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council. The two groups are working to pass a constitutional amendment in that state that would ban same-sex marriage. More…
A settlement between a Minnesota school district and the federal government More… over anti-LGBT bullying is being hailed as “unprecedented” and a model for school districts nationwide. The move by the federal government to intervene in the Anoka-Hennepin School District is part of a more aggressive stance against bullying by the
Anoka-Hennepin School District, Minnesota’s largest public school district, announced on Monday evening that it had settled two lawsuits concerning bullying and harassment of students in the district. According to court documents, the decision came after the Department of Justice and the Department of Eduction joined two lawsuits filed by six More…
More…Under the radar and with clever wording, social conservatives in several states are trying to make it illegal for local communities to protect their LGBT citizens from discrimination in housing and employment. And they hope that by not explicitly mentioning “sexual orientation” in the legislation, judges may let the proposed
More…Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gary Glenn won over Michigan’s tea Party membership at a convention on Saturday. Glenn runs the American Family Association of Michigan, a state-based branch of the national AFA that opposes rights for LGBT Michiganders.
A Republican state legislator and a man who claims to be a “former homosexual” have teamed up to support an anti-gay-marriage amendment to the Minnesota constitution.
The group — called the Pro-Marriage Amendment Forum — is just one example of the deep ties between backers of the marriage amendment and More…
A government watchdog group filed complaints on Wednesday with Minnesota’s campaign finance board alleging that two groups, the Minnesota Family Council and Minnesota for Marriage, violated the state’s campaign finance laws when they submitted reports to the state last month. Common Cause Minnesota said the groups “broke campaign laws” when More…
More…Several groups that are raising money to support a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota are facing scrutiny and a possible campaign finance complaint over reports released last month that showed $1.2 million was raised to promote the amendment yet only seven individual donors were disclosed.
Minnesota’s embattled Anoka-Hennepin School Board voted on Monday to repeal a long-held policy that prohibits discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the classroom and replaced it with a policy that directs district staff to “affirm the dignity and self-worth of all students,” including those who are LGBT. More…
Representatives of the National Organization for Marriage made several media appearances over the weekend in the wake of the Washington State Legislature’s vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn California’s Prop 8, which rescinded marriage rights for same-sex couples. More …
After a failed attempt at the Republican nomination for president of the United States, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has returned to one of her signature causes: banning marriage equality for same-sex couples. On the radio show of Pastor Brad Brandon, Bachmann expressed satisfaction that a cause she once championed — More…
