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Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

The event drew attention after the store's owner posted a video on Tik Tok of an angry customer arguing that it promoted sexual entertainment for children. The video received more than 500,000 likes and thousands of comments supporting Little Roos.
by Olivia Stevens

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13 trans and nonbinary people making an impact in the Twin Cities and beyond

13 trans and nonbinary people making an impact in the Twin Cities and beyond

They’re pioneering gender-affirming health care, bringing trans and nonbinary representation to city and state government, paving the way for trans and nonbinary musicians and comedians, and more.
by Kaila White

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Discharged over sexual orientation, military still owes thousands of vets

Discharged over sexual orientation, military still owes thousands of vets

Twelve years after repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian troops serving openly, no one in the military or Veterans Administration knows how many vets are still without the benefits they're owed.
by Quil Lawrence

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Meet a community health leader dedicated to supporting Black trans women

Meet a community health leader dedicated to supporting Black trans women

Reneka Evans has worked in health care in the Twin Cities for more than two decades — at the African American AIDS task force, the Red Door Clinic in Minneapolis and now at the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Emily Bright and Michelle Wiley

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Leon Belmont: queer and trans Minneapolis history in 1880

Leon Belmont: queer and trans Minneapolis history in 1880

From our Minnesota Now and Then series, MPR News producer Britt Aamodt has the story from the history books about a transgender Minneapolitan who landed in the center of a media frenzy in 1880.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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For some transgender Minnesotans, voice training with a vocologist makes all the difference

Like it or not, the sound of your voice can say a lot about you. For some transgender people, a key part of their journey is getting their voice to reflect their identity.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Photos: Sun shines on for Twin Cities Pride parade

Photos: Sun shines on for Twin Cities Pride parade

The sun broke through the clouds earlier Sunday, just as the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride March began its route. Thousands of colorfully-dressed people attended the parade, which started at South Third Street and Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis and proceeded to Loring Park.
by Regina Medina and MPR News Staff

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