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Women's Basketball Game to Draw
Protestors...
2.
Out at the Movies... a Lavender Magazine
event benefiting OutFront Minnesota
3. House Party
Host Training... join us tonight!
4. OutFront
Minnesota and Lavender Announce 2006 Power Pages...
5. TogetherMinnesota! Community Meeting...
6. Next People of
Faith Meeting...
7. OutFront
Minnesota Legal Program Offering Educational Series...
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Women's Basketball Game to Draw
Protestors
OutFront Minnesota
supports the protest of Penn State coach's
discrimination.
A
long-time women’s basketball coach is drawing protesters
to this weekend’s game between the Penn State and
University of Minnesota women’s basketball game. The
protest, which has the support of OutFront Minnesota, is
drawing attention to allegations of discrimination
against lesbian team members by Penn State coach Rene
Portland. Visit the
OutFront Minnesota website to read our official
statement.
Many people are wondering how to show their opposition
towards Coach Portland’s practice. Anyone planning to
attend the game on Sunday, January 29 at 5:00pm
is urged to wear lavender or rainbow clothing and/or
bring a sign. To see the overwhelming reaction this
brought to the game at Michigan State University
click here.
For more information on the Federal Discrimination
Lawsuit filed against Rene Portland or to support The
National Center for Lesbian Rights Sports Project visit
their
website.
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Out at the Movies
A
Lavender Magazine Event Benefiting OutFront Minnesota.
On
February 28, OutFront Minnesota and Lavender Magazine
are teaming up to present the Twin Cities premiere of
“Adam and Steve,” starring Craig Chester, Malcolm
Gets, Parker Posey, and Chris Kattan. This “wise,
hilarious gay marital romp” (Michael Musto, The
Village Voice) is the story of two gay New Yorkers
who fall in love only to realize a year into their
relationship that they’ve met before—in a disastrous
one-night stand in the 80's that unwittingly changed the
course of both of their lives.
Presented by
Lavender Magazine and
OutFront Minnesota
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Doors open at 6:00pm, Movie begins at 7:00pm
Heights Theatre, 3951 Central Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights
Tickets available
online or (612) 822-0127 ext 611
Proceeds benefit OutFront Minnesota
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House Party Host Training
House parties are an especially important piece of our
campaign to stop the constitutional amendment banning
legal recognition of same-sex couples. By hosting a
house party, you can raise money and awareness for
OutFront Minnesota. To learn more, visit us
online or attend the upcoming House Party Host
Training.
Our next TogetherMinnesota! House Party Host Training
will be held on:
January, 26th from 6:30 - 8:00pm
Family and Children's Services
4123 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis
Please RSVP by emailing
Jim Halloran
or calling (612) 822-0127 ext. 104.
Can’t make it to the training or live outside the Twin
Cities metro? You can still host a house party!
Sign up and we’ll contact you with more information.
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OutFront Minnesota and Lavender
Announce 2006 Power Pages
Lavender Media, publisher of Lavender Magazine, and
OutFront
Minnesota, the state's largest GLBT organization, are
pleased to welcome you to the 2006 PowerPages,
Minnesota's prize-winning GLBT Directory. Together in
this ongoing partnership we have created a rich
directory of information that will benefit Minnesota's
GLBT community for the fourth consecutive year.
More than 1,500 resources are listed in the Purple Pages
section of
PowerPages 2006, as well as many other business
listings, maps, and
local attractions. The comprehensiveness of the listings
makes the
directory valuable to many visitors and Minnesota
residents as well
as to the GLBT communities.
A portion of the directory, the Green Pages, is written
by OutFront Minnesota. This section contains abundant
information about the organization and is designed as a
pocket resource for GLBT Minnesotans, listing key
services, information, and phone numbers for OutFront
Minnesota.
Copies are available through 650 distribution sites
throughout the state, including distribution at OutFront
Minnesota.
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Campaign Update:
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Together Minnesota!
Attend the Next Community Meeting
The next community meeting for
TogetherMinnesota! will be on:
February 13, 2006, 6:30- 8:30pm
Sabathani Center
310 38th Street, Minneapolis MN
3rd Floor, Rooms D1 & D2
Nichole Wicks, Central Regional Media Manager,
GLAAD--Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
will be the guest speaker for that evening. She
will address many of the GLBT media issues
nationally that impact same-sex marriage and
impact our fight to stop the amendment in
Minnesota! |
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Next People of Faith Meeting
At
our next regularly scheduled People of Faith (POF)
Roundtable. Rev. Meg Riley will be the featured speaker.
Reverend Riley has been the Director of the Advocacy &
Witness Programs for the Unitarian Universalist
Association since 2002. UU's Out 4 Marriage, a statewide
working group of the Metro UU Social Justice Alliance
will present information on organizing from the UU
perspective.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 6:30 - 8:30pm
First Unitarian Society,
900 Mount Curve, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
Call
(612) 377-6608 for driving directions.
Check out
www.faithfamilyfairness.org for other events, to
download the resolution, and stay informed.
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OutFront Minnesota Legal Program
Offering Educational Series
Every week, the OutFront Minnesota Legal Program and
Rainbow Families receive inquiries from members of the
GLBT community with questions about a wide range of
legal issues. Now, community members have the
opportunity to attend free and informal presentations by
local attorneys to learn more about their rights under
the law or the challenges the laws present. The
sessions, brought to you by both organizations, are
scheduled to take place in Minneapolis on February 7,
2006 (employment issues) and March 7, 2006
(real estate and related tax issues). Childcare,
provided by Rainbow Families, is available for those who
need it with preregistration. For more information
visit us online.
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Looking for something to do?
Events of interest to the GLBT and allied community.
OutFront Minnesota's web-based community calendar is THE
place to check for events and happenings this summer.
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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