Causes
A Word in Edgewise: Bats, Bees and Poisoned Gold
Amidst the arguments for and denials of global warming and its dire consequences, humans will probably exit suddenly, still squabbling, bequeath Gaia’s remains to the cockroaches. We might delay our demise by accepting the fact [...]
2012 Lavender Yellow Pages Cover Artist: Jane Weis
Koi. Colorful, orange fish that are actually carp–just the more colorful versions of carp. Colorful carp grace our cover of the 2012 Lavender Yellow Pages Edition, accenting it with a brightness that makes them pop [...]
2012 Lavender Yellow Pages: About the Organization
Message from 2012 Lavender Yellow Pages Recipient Organization, Minnesotans United for All Families: At midnight on May 21, 2011, the final legislative vote was taken in St. Paul to place a question on the 2012 [...]
Event: Center Stage For Marriage – Home for the Holidays, Dec. 12, 2011
Minnesota United For All Families held a fundraising event at The Cowles Center, “Center Stage for Marriage: Home for the Holidays,” on Monday, December 12, 2011. Lavender is pleased to present photos from this wonderful event [...]
Special Focus: Through the Rain: A Portrait of Homeless Youth
This story is true. Sincere thanks to Stephan Parker for his courage in sharing it. The boy sits on a park bench one night, and he stares. He stares at homes, some with their lights [...]
Through These Eyes: Teen Homelessness Help
Statistics – 1 out of 4 youth are kicked out or disowned by their biological families or caregivers when they come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. – Between 20-40% of the homeless youth [...]
Call for Entries: Visual Artists – Lavender 2011 Yellow Pages Cover Art
CALL FOR ARTIST ENTRIES: Artwork for Lavender Magazine’s 2011 Yellow Pages (Issue 433) Cover Be the cover artist for the 2011 Lavender Yellow Pages and help raise money for Minnesotans United for All Families (MUFAF). [...]
A Word in Edgewise: Getting to Zero – Make it Happen
Whether you consider AIDS–and the AIDS afflicted– to be an abomination, a thing that “doesn’t affect my life;” a vague jumble of vast numbers, or the face of friends and loved ones lost to an implacable disease, [...]
Gift Baskets with The Aliveness Project
“Your service is a blessing to us families who live in poverty and can’t afford Christmas presents. Our children couldn’t be happier. You put smiles on my children’s faces…priceless.” – 2010 Gift Basket recipient Adopting, [...]
Glimpses
College of Visual Arts Leaders of Design Series Presents: WOMN: Women in Minnesota Design The College of Visual Arts (CVA) has announced is Fall 2011 Leaders of Design Series, celebrating women who have helped put [...]

























