Our Scene
Divine, Trailblazer in the Conservative Reagan-Bush Era / A New Documentary Makes Its MN Premiere At Out Twin Cities Film Fest
Interview with Documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz Assimilationists beware. Jeffrey Schwarz’s acclaimed documentary celebrates and illuminates the life of drag queen legend, Divine, who died in 1988 at age 42. During the very conservative Reagan era when anything queer [...]
Boatner Trilogy Breaks New Ground in Trans Drama
E.B. Boatner’s grouping of three one act plays titled Changes in Time is a leap forward in GLBT drama and transgender drama, in particular. 20% Theatre Company’s magnetic world premiere directed by Claire Avitabile at [...]
Guthrie’s ‘An Iliad’: A Beautifully Acted Lament on the Devastation of War
Homer’s ancient Greek epic is performed as it would have been ages and ages ago – by a storyteller. At the Guthrie, Stephen Yoakam takes on that role and relates with staggering forlornness the human [...]
Wade Vaughn Astounds in Unique Solo Drama by GLAAD Award-Winning Playwright Daniel MacIvor
Playwright Daniel MacIvor’s Cul-de-Sac boldly swings out against the white picket fence delusions and rationalizations of the white middle class in a way unlike anything you’ve probably ever seen before. In a magnificent solo performance, [...]
Our Affairs
Chris Kluwe: Goodbye to the Empathetic Punter
The morning of Monday, May 6, those of us who were following the news knew that Vikings punter, Chris Kluwe, had a meeting with management. The Vikings had used their fifth round draft pick for [...]
Shivering in the Shadows
In our society, parents are primarily responsible for making sure their children are taken care of. Because of the bonds of affinity between a parent and a child, in most cases the parent will make [...]
From the Editor: Of Empathy and Our Future
I’m writing this the Friday after the Minnesota House of Representatives passed the marriage bill with a vote of 75-59 on Thursday, May 9. The next issue of Lavender will hopefully be one full of [...]
A Word in Edgewise: They’ve Always Been–and Will Be–With Us
“I am a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made this announcement April 29, thirty-eight years after Washington Redskins Dave Kopay became first pro player to come out–after [...]
Ask Lambda Legal – HIV Disclosure
By Scott Schoettes, HIV Project Director for Lambda Legal Q: I was online and reading about people getting prosecuted for having sex because they didn’t tell their partner they had HIV. What are the realities [...]
Our Lives
Ms. Behavior®: Trust Your First Impressions and Drunken Sleepover Regrets
Dear Ms. Behavior, A while back I met a man online who said he had trouble meeting other men. It seemed like we had some things in common, so we kept in touch by email [...]
Through These Eyes: Facebook’s Glass Wall
If you’re an asshole, own it. Be an asshole. Make no apologies. Feel no compassion for those you burn–but mind you–from your peers you will see none, either. If you’re an angel, fuck you. If you’re [...]
Dateland: The Kindness of Strangers
I’m lazing in a chaise, sipping a tequila gimlet and gazing at a fat tangle of moss hanging from a eucalyptus tree. My toes are dangling in an in-ground pool filled with party guests—all lesbian [...]
Our Homes
Ride Review: Honda Accord
Why we do love the Honda Accord? Perhaps I need to define “we.” If I meant the automotive media corps, “we” have not been too kind to the Accord. “We” demand too much from American [...]
Ross Sveback – Elevating the Everyday, Episode 39
Episode 39 of Elevating the Everyday with Ross Sveback: Ross is talking about weddings and cakes and all things marriage since Minnesota legalized marriage for same-sex couples. There’s a number of things to consider, not [...]
Outdoor Living
By Ed Roskowinski, CR When the word “trend” comes to mind people first think of hairstyles and fashion, few think of design trends for how they use their home’s outdoor spaces. Like fashion, the way [...]
Ride Review: Nissan Altima
In the most competitive segment in this automotive market, the race for the top has just heated up. For years, the Toyota Camry has been the best selling passenger car in the U.S.A. Its leadership [...]
Ride Review: Nissan Sentra
The compact car is just not what it used to be. It was just recently that we viewed compacts as just “small cars.” Nothing significant or special came out of a compact, unless you craved [...]
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