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California Marriages Now Legal - Implications for Minnesota
Minnesota couples
are heading west...
The legalization of
same-sex marriages in California took effect on Monday. In light
of this, Minnesota couples might be considering a trip west to tie the
knot.
These marriages won’t
be legally recognized in Minnesota due to a 1997 state law declaring
same-sex marriages, even if legally performed elsewhere, to be void in
Minnesota. Couples marrying in California also cannot divorce in
Minnesota – that would have to be done in the state where the marriage
was performed.
However – if you are
going to California to tie the knot with your beloved, please let us
know! We want to be able to track the exciting activity around
this historic time and we’d love to hear your stories.
Please contact Monica Meyer at
mmeyer@outfront.org.
Pride is Nearly Here
The Twin Cities Pride
Festival is just around the corner – June 28th and 29th
– and we’re
looking forward to seeing everyone there! Be sure to visit our
pride pavilion where we’ll again be the official coffee house of
Pride, with coffee generously provided by Wilde Roast Café.
Register to vote, send a
postcard to your lawmaker, enjoy our yummy cookies and lemonade, and as
always
–
take our Pride Marble Poll!
Volunteer at Pride and get a free t-shirt!
Also this year, we’re
providing a food barrel to take donations of food for the Aliveness
Project. The Aliveness Project is a community center for those living
with HIV/AIDS and their families. Their food shelf program offers
monthly appointments which provide enough food for an individual to
prepare three to four days of meals at home.
Bring a
nonperishable food item to donate.
Suggested food items
include: boxed dry dinners, Raman noodles, rice mixes, instant soup,
pasta, canned tuna, veggies and fruit.
Ann DeGroot Reception and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
Concert
Former OutFront
Minnesota Executive Director Ann DeGroot will be honored with a
reception to recognize her 21-year leadership and founding of our
organization. Please come celebrate Ann’s amazing tenure as a
keystone leader of our movement in Minnesota.
Reception
Friday, June 27th,
5:30-7:30pm
Private Dining
Room – Carlson School of Management (lower end, garden area)
Click
here
for directions.
This event is free
of charge.
Click
here to RSVP.
After the
reception, stay on the University of Minnesota campus to
attend the
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus Concert where Ann will be given the
chorus’ first-ever “Legacy Award.”
Gay Men’s Chorus Concert
Friday, June 27th,
8pm (second performance Saturday, June 28th)
Ted Mann Concert
Hall –
2128 4th Street South, Minneapolis
Click
here to purchase
tickets.
See you there!
In the Media
Read OutFront
Minnesota’s
letter to the editor published this Monday in the Minneapolis Star
Tribune on the severity of domestic violence in same-sex relationships.
OutFront Minnesota
Staff Attorney Phil Duran Honored for Anti-Discrimination Work
Read
more.
Freeheld to beShown at Walker
OutFront Minnesota is proud to co-sponsor a screening with
the Walker Art Center of the
Oscar-winning short subject documentary
Freeheld during
Queer Takes at the Walker.
This film screening is free.
The rest of the films in the series are just $6.00 for
OutFront Minnesota and/or Walker Art Center members and
$8.00 for all others.
Not a member of OutFront Minnesota? No problem – just click
here to join.
Freeheld
Thursday, June 26th, 7pm
Walker Art Center – 1750
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
For additional information call
(612) 375-7600.
A discussion co-facilitated by OutFront Minnesota and
Walker Art
Center Film/Video Department Assistant Curator Dean Otto
will
follow the screening.
for the BIBLE tells me so Screenings on
June 22nd
OutFront Minnesota invites you to attend your choice of screenings
on Sunday, June 22nd of
for the BIBLE tells me so, a film by Daniel
Karslake and winner of nine awards nationwide.
Watch the trailer.
Mahtomedi Screening
Sunday, June 22nd, 2pm
White Bear
Unitarian Universalist Church
–
328 Maple
Street,
Mahtomedi
Call (651) 426–2369
for additional information.
Click
here for directions.
Co-sponsored by OutFront Minnesota
and White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church
Minneapolis Screening
Sunday, June 22nd, 6:30pm
Bryn Mawr Church
–
420 Cedar
Lake Road South, Minneapolis
Call (612) 377–8746 for additional information.
Co-sponsored by OutFront Minnesota
and
Bryn Mawr
Church
A
discussion will follow both screenings.
There is no
admission charge – a free will offering will be taken to defray
costs.
“A triumph! Provides a perfect example of how
Christians can accept homosexuality without betraying their
beliefs.” – Philadelphia Inquirer
Coming Out Proud
For anyone who did not
see Coming Out Proud this past Sunday, it will be re-broadcast
during Pride weekend.
Click
here for the schedule.
The program will also air on July 12th, at 8pm.
You can watch this
program on tpt channel 17 on broadcast television,
satellite and most cable stations (channel 13 on the Comcast Cable
system in Minneapolis).
See
stories of Minnesota's GLBT people as they tell their coming out come
stories and the experience of PFLAG parents. Experience this compelling
and sensitive documentary about the struggle, courage, and liberation of
living an open and honest life.
A co-production of Twin Cities Public
Television and OutFront Minnesota
Looking for More Events?
OutFront
Minnesota's web-based
community calendar is THE place to check for
events and happenings. Are you planning an event
that you want the GLBT and allied community to know about?
It's easy to
submit your event! OutFront Minnesota is proud to offer
community organizations this opportunity to reach others.
Check it out each week for more current events!
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