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Minnesota’s first nonbinary legislator on what led them to public service

Minnesota’s first nonbinary legislator on what led them to public service

All this month as part of our Changemakers series, MPR News is profiling trans and nonbinary leaders making a difference in Minnesota. MPR News producer Nicole Ki spoke with Duluth Representative Alicia Kozlowski, who made history last November as the first nonbinary person elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
by Cathy Wurzer and Nicole Ki

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Attendees: Hudson's first Pride signals community progress, despite protesters

Attendees: Hudson's first Pride signals community progress, despite protesters

A celebration of the St. Croix Valley's queer community drew about 1,000 people to Hudson, Wis.’s Lakefront Park. Event attendees said it was an exciting indication of progress, despite the presence of protesters.
by Olivia Stevens

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MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out

MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out

Almost 80 years after Jackie Robinson broke the majors’ color barrier, the dueling expressions of LGBTQ+ support and pop-up opposition recalled the question of when the big leagues might welcome their first active openly gay player.
by The Associated Press

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Suspect in mass shooting at Colorado gay nightclub is expected to take a plea deal

Suspect in mass shooting at Colorado gay nightclub is expected to take a plea deal

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 17.
by The Associated Press

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Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Dwyer is a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, especially young people. She is helping start a queer community center in downtown St. Cloud to provide a safe space and resources.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Gay bars have long been lauded as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people to celebrate who they are and explore their identity. But over the past 30 years, the number of lesbian bars in the U.S. has shrunk from 206 to around 20.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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Pulse nightclub victims remembered on 7th anniversary of massacre

Pulse nightclub victims remembered on 7th anniversary of massacre

Across central Florida, the 49 victims killed and dozens more survivors of the massacre at a gay-friendly nightclub were remembered with the unveiling of a 44-foot (13.4-meter)-wide mural, the ringing of church bells and an overnight vigil at the site of the Pulse club on Monday, the seventh anniversary of the tragedy.
by The Associated Press

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