Our Scene
A Perfect Betty Buckley Leads a Vibrantly Charismatic Cast in “Hello Dolly!” – Gay Legends Herman & Wilder Flood the Orpheum Stage With the Nectar of Sweet Renewal
Life has a tendency to pull us toward resignation as we get older. For many people, major breakdowns are things that can bog one down for decades, if not the rest of one’s life. We […]
5Q: Hello, Dolly!
“5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the […]
“Cyrano” Actor Cameron Folmar on the Depths of Count de Guiche at the Guthrie
Cameron Folmar has been making quite a favorable impression on Twin Cities audiences for two seasons now in two of the Guthrie Theater’s most popular shows of recent years. As drag artist Miss Tracy in […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Unrequited Queer Love—Latte Da’s “Hedwig”
The 1998 glam rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch looks at the emotional aftershocks of what has come to be called gender reassignment or gender confirmation surgery. At the time, the older term “sex change” was […]
Drink The Menu: Seven Breweries In Seven Days 2019
A year ago, for Lavender‘s 2018 Dine & Drink Issue, your friendly neighborhood managing editor decided to set out to find a week’s worth of Twin Cities breweries for you, our fine readers, to discover and […]
Our Affairs
Books: 623
FlabberGassed: A Mister Puss Mystery Michael Craft Questover Press $24.95 FlabberGassed is the first in Michael Craft’s Mister Puss Mysteries, promising tantalizing gay cozies featuring a gay architect and a rich widow’s prescient but Sphinx-like Abyssinian. Before […]
A Word In Edgewise: Oppy We Hardly Knew Ye
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark,” translated the ones and zeros beamed from Mars rover Opportunity back to NASA’s flight controllers on Earth, June 10, 2018. “Oppy”, as the little rover was known […]
A Word In Edgewise: Thoughts on Black History Month
In 1926, Negro History Week, Black History Month’s precursor, was created concurrent with the February birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Co-founder Carter G. Woodson wrote, “If a race has no history, it has […]
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03.23.19 North Star Gay Rodeo Association’s Chaps & Hats Underwear Auction at The Saloon
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Recent Stories
Five States Say They’ll Let Trans Troops Serve in National Guard
The Advocate reports that governors of five western states say they’ll defy Donald Trump’s transgender military ban and allow trans troops to serve in National Guard units, which are largely under state control. Read the full […]
Taiwan’s capital opens process for same-sex marriage
Gay Star News reports that the government of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, opened bookings for same-sex couples to get married on Tuesday. Read the full story at Gay Star News.
Tampa elects its first lesbian mayor Jane Castor
Pink News reports that a city in Florida has elected its first out lesbian mayor, ex-police chief, Jane Castor. Read the full story at Pink News.
BigGayNews for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Today’s Top Headlines Nevada allows non-binary people to self-identify on IDs Turkish court lifts ban on Pride events in Ankara Supreme Court Will Rule on GLBT Job Discrimination
Supreme Court Will Rule on GLBT Job Discrimination
The Advocate reports that the Supreme Court will hear cases on whether existing civil rights law prohibits anti-GLBT discrimination. Read the full story at The Advocate.
Our Lives
A Day In The Life: Voua Her
Name: Voua Her Where did you grow up? I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but lived in other parts of Wisconsin, like Caledonia, and Madison, until I was eighteen. Where do you live? I currently live in East […]
Everyday Drama: A Day In the Life of a Step Parent
You wake up and make your lunch. Hide your lunch on the back porch so the kid doesn’t grab it by mistake. He once took your lunch shortly after you entered his life four years ago. It […]
Skirting The Issues: Sentimentalist
Gentle readers: please indulge me as this is my second column in a row where I go back in time. It’s true: among other things, I’m a huge sentimentalist. I hold onto things way longer […]
From The Editor: Life Is A Dish Best Served With Love
Now that spring is here, we Minnesotans are feeling a lot less reserved about going out, especially now that the baseball season has started, the summer movie season is around the corner (I got my Avengers: […]
Our Homes
Our Rides: Traveling to Chicago on Business
According to every publication, statistics aggregator, and our own local business community, Chicago remains the number one destination to visit from our extended readership region. While we see Chicago as a larger GLBT mecca for […]
Our Rides: Going Three Wheels in a Vanderhall
Did you know that in some states—Minnesota included—most, if not all three-wheeled vehicles can be registered as motorcycles? Maybe it is because of Polaris’ Slingshot. The Slingshot is a byproduct of Medina-based Polaris’ powersports division […]
A Beacon In The Automotive Business
There is a perception of the automotive business that it is male-dominated and heteronormative. However, that perception is changing. More women and GLBT people are now a part of the business. Both segments are growing […]
The Homes Go Marching One By One
The annual Spring Parade of Homes is bringing your dream homes to life. We all have some concept of what our dream home is. Whether we’re driving around to browse the grand historic homes of […]
Who You Gonna Call? The McQuillan Bros.
The McQuillan Bros. has been servicing all of Minnesota’s HVAC needs for more than a century. Minnesota just might be home to some of the world’s oldest boiler systems, and it’s all thanks to the […]
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