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GOP picks moderately LGBTQ+-supportive Tom Emmer as their next speaker nominee
…but he’s not so supportive when it comes to trans athletes.
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Minn. governor names first openly gay justice to state supreme court
Gov. Mark Dayton named Appeals Court Judge Margaret Chutich to fill an open spot on the Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday, installing the first openly gay justice on the state’s highest court.
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Minn. governor signs LGBT-inclusive ‘Safe Schools’ anti-bullying bill into law
ST. PAUL — Less than 24 hours after clearing the Minnesota state House, Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday signed Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act into law, a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s anti-bullying law.
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Minn. state House passes anti-bullying measure; governor to sign bill today
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House voted early Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s anti-bullying law, sending the measure to Gov. Mark Dayton to sign.
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Gay weddings planned for midnight as marriage equality comes to Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of Minnesota gay couples made last-minute preparations Wednesday for midnight marriages, determined to exchange vows at the earliest possible moment under a new state law legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Minn. governor wary of Vikings cutting outspoken LGBT ally Chris Kluwe
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.
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Minn. gubernatorial hopeful says he’ll support civil unions, not gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Orono, Minn., businessman angling to be the next governor of Minnesota, says he supports civil unions for gay couples but wouldn’t back same-sex marriage if faced with a bill legalizing it.
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Minn. GOP senator hopes to convince colleagues to support same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Republican state senator who supports legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said Wednesday that he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party’s traditional stand on the issue.
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Minnesota governor calls for marriage equality legislation this year
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In his annual State of the State address, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to put forward legislation this year that would legalize same-sex marriage.
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Minnesota governor announces task force to address bullying in state’s schools
ST. PAUL Minn. — Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has announced he will name a 15-member task force to study the best methods used nationwide as state officials confront the problem of bullying in Minnesota’s schools.