Archive for April, 2009

Is Boycotting Jamaica The Solution For GLBT People? Jamaicans are well versed in global economics and are very aware of exactly how damaging the IMF and the world Bank have been to their economy however, unlike these institutions, the presence of TBLG peoples on the islands who are vulnerable means that they will be...
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From Erica. Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack author Peggy McIntosh will be giving the keynote at the Saint Paul Foundation’s Facing Race Ambassador Award Celebration. Details on the event are here. I’ll be in attendance and liveblogging the event at cinna.mn. Tune in starting at 6:45pm on Monday, April 27. You can just read along...
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At True Colors Bookstore. Susan is a local free-lance author/writer who will be reading her original poetry. Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:00pm – 3:00pm True Colors Bookstore 4755 Chicago Ave S Minneapolis, MN
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Kim says: After visiting the 90′s tonight, the first time since last summer, the 90′s under new management/ownership was a big disappointment….very disrespectful to women, a fully supportive male environment, non-inclusive of women or any definition of women. To get a seat at the show, you now have to pay for a dinner downstairs...
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From Kim Coleman. Grand Opening We are so excited about the North Community YMCA Youth & Teen Enrichment Center , which will help youth on the Northside develop healthy spirit, mind and body, and invite you to be a part of the formal Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting. The North Community YMCA Youth...
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From Kim Coleman. (click to embiggen) Friends of Spirit on Lake Housing Cooperative, Please join us “OUT at the Movies” with Lavender Magazine for “Ten More Good Years,” a new documentary film on GLBT aging, presented in support of GLBT Generations and Spirit on Lake Housing Cooperative. Ten More Good Years follows four LGBT...
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From Kim Coleman. Register online now for this 2-day conference! Friday Provider Day is approved for CME for physicians — up to 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM Saturday Community Day is FREE for all, with programming for trans and gender nonconforming people, partners, family and allies! 2009 Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference...
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Dr. Peggy McIntosh will be the keynote speaker at the Saint Paul Foundation‘s Facing Race Ambassador Celebration on Monday, April 27 (that’s tomorrow). T. Mychael Rambo is the MC. I will be liveblogging the event right here at cinna.mn. Peggy McIntosh is the author of White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (pdf), a groundbreaking...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on April 22, 2009. By Deb Pleasants, TC Daily Planet April 22, 2009 On the day MayKao Hang married, her father told her she was no longer part of their clan. She now belonged to the Hang clan–her husband’s clan. She...
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R/T @butchmama: Anyone who is attending Outfront’s Lobby Day on Thursday should use #lobbyday when tweeting. #
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