Politics
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 [...]
Freedom to Marry Passes Minnesota House and Senate, Governor to Sign into Law on Tuesday
With a historic vote in the Minnesota State Senate (37-30) following last week’s vote to pass marriage equality through the Minnesota State House of Representatives (75-59), Governor Mark Dayton is set to sign marriage equality [...]
Causes
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 [...]
Skirting the Issues: The Wall
We met in the backroom of a Dunn Bros coffee shop, with three tables pushed together in a not-so-square rectangle. Twelve or thirteen people—I lost count—some in suits, some not. Government bigwigs rubbing elbows with [...]
A Word In Edgewise: More Lessons from Facebook
As any Facebook follower knows, one receives daily innumerable photos of cats, dogs, infant bats, baby pygmy hippopotami, Friesian and Gypsy Vanner horses–all creatures great and small. I’ve always been fascinated by creatures the more [...]
Slice: Dining Out for Life 2013
Remember those days when the promise of a sticker reward was all the bribery needed to get you on your very best behavior? Dining Out for Life is on the horizon and it’s the best [...]
Spring Non-Profits
The GLBT community of Minnesota is fortunate enough to be supported by many non-profits that strive to improve our quality of life. These non-profits work tirelessly to protect our families, our rights, and our health. [...]
Workplace
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 [...]
Ross Sveback – Elevating the Everyday, Episode 23
Episode 23 of Elevating the Everyday with Ross Sveback: Ross has Lavender Managing Editor, Andy Lien, on the podcast to talk about winning the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association (MMPA) Excellence Award(s) as well [...]
Ask Lambda Legal – Arizona’s Immigration Law
By Iván Madrigal-Espinoza Q: Some of my gay friends have expressed some insensitivity towards immigration issues—especially with the news about Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, SB 1070. What can I say to them that might make them [...]
From the Editor: Fountain of Youth
I’m sitting at my desk in the corner of Lavender’s office building, thinking of my first job out of college. I worked for Twin Cities Public Television’s now-defunct corporate subsidiary, Point2Point Communication Solutions, in Lowertown [...]
Ask Lambda Legal – Out at Work
By Kenneth Upton, Supervising Senior Staff Attorney I just applied for a new job, and am not sure if I should be “out” during the interview process. I don’t think my state protects employees from [...]
Books
Books: 468
The Book of Killowen Erin Hart Scribner $26 The fourth in Hart’s fine Nora Gavin series finds American pathologist Nora and her Irish lover archaeologist Cormac Maguire, called to Killowen Bog in County Tipperary. The corpse of [...]
Books: 466
Two markedly disparate books, one a memoir, one a novel, explore in their fashions the theme of selfness, who one is in place and time, and what maps the perspectives one uses to chart one’s [...]
A Word In Edgewise: Closet of the Curiosities: Writing Micro Seminar I
After a reading of my novel, M-o-t-h-e-r Spells Murder, I was asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” There’s not really a formula, nor are ideas are pulled fresh minted from the author’s nether orifice, nor are [...]
Books: 463
The Delilah Case Mickie Turk House of Myth Books $14.95; $4.95 Kindle Mixing New Orleans ambience, voodoo, and the soul loss and retrieval struggles of a brilliant but damaged woman, Turk serves up a gothic tale [...]
“Getting to Ellen”: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and Gender Change
What are you willing to give up in order to become your most authentic self? Your amazing career? Your perfect marriage to your soul mate? Your financial success? While some may argue that a career, [...]
Education
Graduation: Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Despite current weather forecasts, spring is in the air. The birds have started chirping and, between uncharacteristic April snow storms, patches of grass are growing green. For college students, this signals the end of another [...]
A Gay Girl’s Guide to Life after College
I’ve made it. It’s been a year, and I’m still standing. Still breathing. Still living. I’ve made it through that awkward, awful, and (yes, I’ll say it) awesome year after college when the world is [...]
Summer, Faith, Camp, and Activism with Ross Murray of GLAAD and THE Naming Project
By Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives, GLAAD Summer has always been my favorite season of the year. When I was growing up, summer was an endless string of opportunity and possibility. I [...]
Gift Guide for Grads
Have you got a graduate in your life? It’s hard to think of what to give someone who’s being pushed out into the world of adulthood…who may be going on to further studies or their [...]
A Word In Edgewise: Musings of a Facebook Fan
I like Facebook. I use Facebook. I find ideas, images, news–friends–and have learned much that makes me continually ponder the nature of the universe. I read recently that the LDS Church (Mormons) together with the National Association [...]
Law & Finance
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 [...]
Freedom to Marry Passes Minnesota House and Senate, Governor to Sign into Law on Tuesday
With a historic vote in the Minnesota State Senate (37-30) following last week’s vote to pass marriage equality through the Minnesota State House of Representatives (75-59), Governor Mark Dayton is set to sign marriage equality [...]
Ask Lambda Legal – Marriage and the Supreme Court
By Jon Davidson, Legal Director, Lambda Legal Dear Lambda Legal, Q: I was talking with friends about the Supreme Court hearings about Prop 8 in California and DOMA, and some of us were really encouraged [...]
Ask Lambda Legal: Immigration Reform is a GLBT Issue
By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal Q: Why are GLBT groups working on immigration issues and what does the recent debate about Comprehensive Immigration Reform have to do with the rights of GLBT individuals and families? We often [...]
Ask Lambda Legal – Religious Exemptions
By Jenny Pizer, Senior Counsel and Director, Law and Policy Project for Lambda Legal Q: I live in Illinois and have been eagerly waiting to see if we become the next state to win marriage. [...]
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