Dating & Relationships
Marriage In Minnesota: A Retrospective
Photos by Sophia Hantzes / Written by Shane Lueck Marriage equality in Minnesota has been in development ever since 1970 when Jack Baker and Michael McConnell first applied for a marriage license. Since then, Minnesota [...]
Weddings: Happily Ever After
Wedding dreams are realized by three couples at the Van Dusen Mansion in Minneapolis. Draw inspiration for your own special day. Feature Producer and Creative Director: Julie Lyford, Fabulous Functions Feature Editor: Andy Lien Feature [...]
Skirting the Issues: Five Things
Five years ago, on Pride Weekend, I stepped out the front door of my condo dressed as female for the first time. I had absolutely no clue about make-up or hair back then, meaning that [...]
Ms. Behavior®: Forced Monogamy and Feeling Funny About Fantasizing
Dear Ms. Behavior: What do you think of a man who demands monogamy before even being in a relationship? I met Joel at the gym and we’ve had several dates that have, surprisingly, not resulted [...]
Dateland: Bee My Friend?
The World Wide Internets has helpfully fueled my obsession with interspecies friendships. My browser bookmark bar is packed with links to images of these unlikely couplings. A hippo and turtle comforting each other after a [...]
After Marriage: Stories Crying To Be Told
By Polly Kellogg I sobbed in the car as I was driving to the Capitol for the gay marriage vote. My tears were about my lifetime of amorphous gay pain that was suddenly safe to [...]
Through These Eyes: Prince of Pride
Full, kissable, seductive lips. Smooth, creamy skin. Black hair. Masculine brow. And he’s tall, tall, tall. Cliche and in all ways a Disney prince. He’s on a rooftop in the middle of a crowd made of [...]
Skirting the Issues: Lily
Lily swallowed and returned her near-empty beer to the tabletop. A half second and quarter smile later, she said, “God, Dad, even when I was a kid, you’d say how it’s important to be able [...]
Ms. Behavior®: Body Pillows and Cross-Dressing
Dear Ms. Behavior: My girlfriend recently came home with this new addition to our love bed: a body pillow. The five-foot-long pillow is like having another person in the bed with us! Between the bolster [...]
Through These Eyes: String Theory
History is an enigmatic thing. Upon it we look to see people who remind us of ourselves, maybe more naive, maybe more energetic. These are people we see in photographs and with whom we share fond memories. [...]
