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‘Baker v. Nelson’ same-sex marriage pioneer hails U.S. Supreme Court ruling
A Minnesota man who fought for his own same-sex marriage more than 40 years ago is celebrating the landmark Supreme Court ruling that said gay couples can marry anywhere in the country.
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Report: Former Twin Cities archbishop tried to limit probe into sexual misconduct
The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Rev. John Nienstedt, interfered with an investigation by an outside law firm into allegations of his misconduct.
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EEOC files discrimination lawsuit on behalf of transgender employee
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the suit Friday against Shoreview-based Deluxe Financial Services Corp.
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Case of same-sex couple to receive marriage license in 1971 reverberates today
Long before the fight over same-sex marriage began in earnest, long before gay couples began lining up for marriage licenses, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell decided to wed.
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Marriage News Watch: May 11, 2015
Texas lawmakers vote this week on whether the state should officially defy the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage, while Alabama and Minnesota are debating bills to undermine marriage equality.
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Minnesota high school students protest conversion therapy billboard
High school students stood on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol to protest a billboard in their town promoting gay conversion therapy.
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Minnesota state Senate shoots down bathroom restrictions for transgender students
The Minnesota Senate has shot down a move to restrict transgender students’ access to school restrooms and locker rooms.
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Judge: ‘Plausible’ case of discrimination of transgender man at Minnesota hospital
Jakob Rumble, who’s identified in court records as a transgender man, said his gender identity was disregarded when he went to the emergency room at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.
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Minnesota GOP lawmakers want to undo transgender student athletics rule
More than 20 Republican legislators want to undo a state high school league vote allowing transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams.
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Plaque at Minneapolis City Hall will commemorate first same-sex unions
A new plaque at Minneapolis City Hall that commemorates the state’s first legal same-sex marriages performed there in 2013 will be unveiled Thursday by Mayor Betsy Hodges.