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A Beautiful Day in Minnesota

Lisa Gray | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Lisa Gray

I am not exactly sure that I can explain how it felt to be at the capitol in St. Paul, MN on the day Minnesota legislators cleared the final hurdle and the senators voted to legalize same-sex marriage.

LOOK: The City Of Minneapolis' Incredible Gay Marriage Tribute!

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices

Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize gay marriage yesterday. To celebrate, the city of Minneapolis lit the I-35W bridge with rainbow colore...

Michele Bachmann Was Right!

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has been telling Minnesotans for years that gay marriage could find its way into the state if they didn't act to stop ...

WATCH: Changes Ahead For Marriage Equality Fight

Matt Baume | Posted 05.14.2013 | Gay Voices
Matt Baume

With victories in Delaware, Rhode Island and Minnesota, the number of states with marriage equality has increased by three in just the last few weeks. Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon and even Nevada are on the horizon, but that's when our momentum may start slowing down.

Minnesota Legalizes Gay Marriage

Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices

Minnesota officially became the 12th U.S. state to approve same-sex marriage May 14 when Gov. Mark Dayton appeared before a jubilant crowd to sign a m...

Watching From The Gay Sidelines

Domenick Scudera | Posted 05.14.2013 | Gay Voices
Domenick Scudera

My team is doing great this season! We keep winning! In the past few games we scored big victories in Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota! But at the end of the day, I am not in the action. My partner and I are nowhere near getting to play in the game ourselves.

Thank You, Minnesota

Taylor Brorby | Posted 05.14.2013 | Gay Voices
Taylor Brorby

What I hope it does is bear witness to young people that there is a future here for them in Minnesota, that there is a place where all people can get married, where we are continually working to be more inclusive, more open, and a little more whole.

Minnesota Governor To Sign Gay Marriage Bill

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.14.2013 | Gay Voices

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that mak...

Gay Marriage in Minnesota: Another Milestone Is Reached

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices
Michelangelo Signorile

Minnesota's marriage equality win also represents a stinging blow to the anti-gay evangelical right. This is the state that brought us Michele Bachmann, an evangelical Christian who made her political career by pushing boilerplate religious bigotry about gays.

Minnesota Senate Passes Gay Marriage

AP | PATRICK CONDON and BRIAN BAKST | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative vote Monday that wi...

LOOK: Minnesota Mayor Re-Names City Bridge In Honor Of Gay Marriage Vote

Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman made his stance on Minnesota's same-sex marriage vote known in a very big way this weekend. On Twitter, Coleman annou...

Gay Marriage Expected To Take Big Step In Midwestern State

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

By David Bailey ST. PAUL, Minn., May 13 (Reuters) - The Minnesota Senate is expected to give final approval on Monday to a bill that w...

GOP Lawmaker's 'Heart Breaks' For Marriage Equality Advancing

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Dunkley | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

Following the advancement of a pivotal bill that could possibly make Minnesota the 12th state to allow same-sex marriage, a GOP lawmaker became emotio...

Michelangelo Signorile

Chris Kluwe Vows To Keep Speaking Out On Gay Rights Despite Being Cut From Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices

On the eve of Minnesota possibly becoming the 12th state to offer marriage equality, former Minnesota Vikings punter and outspoken marriage equality s...

WATCH: The Most Powerful Argument You'll Hear In Favor Of Marriage Equality

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

Minnesota state Rep. Tim Faust (D) stood before his colleagues on Thursday and announced on the House floor that he would vote for a bill to legalize ...

Minnesota House Passes Gay Marriage

AP | PATRICK CONDON and BRIAN BAKST | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and ...

A Letter To Rep. Chris Swedzinski From A Fellow Minnesotan

Brittany Anderson | Posted 05.09.2013 | Gay Voices
Brittany Anderson

I read in the Marshall Independent that you intend to vote against the same-sex marriage bill today. As a Minnesota native, this news breaks my heart. As your constituent, I implore you to reconsider.

Minnesota Legislature To Vote On Gay Marriage

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS, May 9 (Reuters) - The Democratic-led state Legislature in Minnesota is expected to begin a final push on ...

Gay Marriage Appears Close To Passage In Midwestern State

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marria...

AMAZING: Bride 'Passes Bouquet' To Gay Sister Unable To Marry

Posted 04.26.2013 | Gay Voices

Sometimes the little gestures speak volumes. Such was the case in Minnesota this week, when newlyweds Natasha Frost and Tony Friesen took a wedding...

WATCH: Marriage Equality Now Expanding Out From New England

Matt Baume | Posted 04.22.2013 | Gay Voices
Matt Baume

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Minnesota, Marriage And Me

Coya White Hat-Artichoker | Posted 04.02.2013 | Gay Voices
Coya White Hat-Artichoker

I know that the entire queer community is not on the same page on the issue of marriage, and I don't think we need to be, but I want to say why I haven't been jumping on the marriage bandwagon, and I want to really give context to my hesitation.

WATCH: Minnesota Resident Offers Outrageously Inaccurate Testimony Against Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 03.13.2013 | Gay Voices

A Minnesota resident speaking before the House Civil Law Committee offered a shockingly inaccurate testimony in an attempt to thwart the approval of s...

GOP Lawmaker: Being Gay Is An 'Unhealthy Sexual Addiction'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.03.2013 | Politics

A Minnesota Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that homosexuality is an addiction, even as other lawmakers push a bill to legalize same-sex marriage i...

Minnesota Lawmaker Prepares To Be First GOP Cosponsor Of Marriage Equality Push

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics

The drive to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota has received a boost, as a Republican state senator prepares to cross party lines and join the ef...