Community Dialogue

Queer As Folks

Yorek and Hart Crowned ICOM Emperor XIX and Empress XIX
At Coronation XIX on August 14 at the Minneapolis Radisson Plaza Downtown in Minneapolis, Steven Yorek and Roxie Hart were crowned Emperor XIX and Empress XIX of the Imperial Court of Minnesota (ICOM). On September 11 at the Gay 90’s, the organization will host Investiture XIX, […]

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Letters

Reparative Therapy Lawsuits?
It’s time to stop reparative therapy! A week ago, I met another younger man who went through gay “reparative therapy.” This wonderful man in his mid-20s had horrid stories about what occurred in “reparative therapy.” This is nothing short of modern-day torture.
My conversation with this young man is what prompted my letter. Unfortunately, […]

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Fighting Words: “Ground Zero Mosque”

A Word in Edgewise by E.B. Boatner

In 1978, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defended the rights of the Illinois Nazis of the National Socialist Party of America to stage a march in Skokie, a heavily Jewish community, many of which were Holocaust survivors.
Today, as emotions reach white heat over the issue of building a “Mosque at Ground Zero,” Abraham Fishman, […]

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Police Calls at Saloon Increase 58.82 Percent

by George Holdgrafer

85 in 2009 and 76 in 2010 Through July 26
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) recently released statistics regarding the Saloon Bar at 830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
According to MPD records, for the period January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, a total of 85 police calls at the Saloon were reported. For the period January 1, […]

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