Ex-Lavender magazine staffers band together to create Q Minnesota
A parade onlooker holds a pride flag and makes a heart symbol with their hands during the 2025 Twin Cities Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis.
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A new magazine launching this fall hopes to fill a gap in media coverage for Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ community left by the recent closing of Lavender magazine. Q Minnesota will cover a wide array of topics from nightlife and sports to parenting and relationships.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Andy Lien, founder and publisher of Q Minnesota and a former Lavender editor, about the new venture.
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