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OUTFRONT
NEWS FROM OUTFRONT MINNESO TA
MINNESOTA
Hoops and
High Hopes
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omen's professional sports are
finally coming to Minnesota. On
Saturday, June 12, at 7 p.m., the
new Women's National Basketball
Association franchise, the Minnesota
Lynx, will play
its premier
game at Target
Center in
downtown
Minneapolis. In
anticipation of this
long-awaited event,
OutFront Minnesota and the Twin
Cities Steering Committee of the
Out
Human Rights Campaign have joined
together to sponsor an exciting
eet friends,
neighbors, and even legislators
opening -night celebration, "Women
in the Zone ." Community members
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IN THIS ISSUE
Capitol Successes .. ............2
News & Notes ..............3
lnfoline .....................4
Q
& A : D o n n a Re d W i n g .... 5
Ca I e n d a r o f Ev e n t s ...... .6
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t won't be the only tent in Loring
Park, but OutFront Minnesota's pavilion will be among the biggest booths
at Pride this year. Big enough, in fact,
for everybody.
Pride participants from all walks of
life are invited to gather at OutFront's
tent during the 1999 Twin Cities Gay
Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Pride
Festival, held June 26-27 in Minneapolis.
Need a rest? Need a cup of coffee or a
cool glass of iced tea? Need a place to
meet a friend? For the second year in a
row, OutFront is creating a full-service
coffeehouse. Inside and out, you'll find
plenty of space to sit and catch up with
old friends and OutFront staff members.
Clip the coupon for a free cookie in this
issue of Frontlines and you'll even get
a treat.
"Last year the tent was a huge hit at
Pride, " says OutFront Development
Director Gregg White. "It's one of the
few places where you can sit down and
take a load off your feet."
Look for these other activities and
services at OutFront's pavilion:
• Network with neighbors. Stop by
the pavilion and meet other people from
PRIDE CON TI NU ED ON PAGE 4
1999 LEGISLATIVE
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utFront Minnesota spent the 1999 legislative session successfully defending the civil rights of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Minnesotans.
Despite a more hostile climate in the House of
Representatives this year, as well as attacks from socialconservative organizations and legislators, OutFront
worked with GLBT and allied Minnesotans across the
state to preserve Minnesota's Human Rights statute.
Here's a look at the year's accomplishments.
Defending GLBT Human Rights
We anticipated and aggressively organized against an
attempt to remove gender identity from the state humanrights statute. Throughout the session, OutFront facilitated meetings with a large group of transgender
Minnesotans to organize against any legislative attack and
to increase transgender participation at OutFront's annual Lobby Day. With the hard work of many in the transgender community, a solid network of community advocates across Minnesota was established. Two "vehicle"
bills for anti-GLBT human rights amendments were also
before the Legislature, dealing respectively with nationalorigin discrimination and discrimination in housing.
Through vigilance and careful lobbying at the capitol,
both bills proceeded without any hostile amendments.
governor, GLBT human rights would likely be among the
first things on the popular ballot. While this bill was
stopped in 1999, this issue will be raised again in the 2000
sess10n.
Single Parent Adoptions.
Social-conservative legislators attempted to hinder adoption by unmarried persons through an amendment to the
Omnibus Health & Human Services bill. As gay and lesbian
Minnesotans are legally prevented from marrying, the
effect of this amendment would have been to place gay and
lesbian couples at a permanent legal disadvantage in adoption. OutFront worked with allies in the community (such
as Rainbow Families and the Children's Home Society of
Minnesota, as well as the Washington, D.C., offices of the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human Rights
Campaign, and Adopt America Advocates) and fair-minded
legislators to remove, in entirety, this hostile amendment in
conference committee.
Meeting the Challenge in 2000
None of these victories could have been achieved without the
support of the 200 attendees of Lobby Day 1999 on March 4
and the approximately 1,000 members of OutFront's Citizen
Q Network. We have earned the right to celebrate a productive legislative session. Nevertheless, our community's work
Initiative and Referendum Bill
at the capitol is never done. OutFront Minnesota is dedicatRight-wing legislators sought to authorize a new and ed to continue organizing throughout the remainder of this
potentially dangerous mechanism for creating law in year in preparation for the 2000 session.
Minnesota-initiatives and referenda. Sen. John Marty, the
The date for OutFront Minnesota's Lobby Day 2000 will
chair of the committee, worked closely with OutFront lob- be announced at the Twin Cities GLBT Pride Festivalbyist C. Scott Cooper to prevent the passage of this bill. If stop by the OutFront Minnesota tent and register to meet
this bill had passed the Legislature and been signed by the with your legislators!
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OutFront Minnesota is a not-for profit 501 (c)4 lobbying organization supported primarily by contributions from individuals . Donations to OutFront Minnesota are not tax deductible.
OutFront Minnesota Community Services is a not-for-profit
501 (c)3 direct service organizati on supported primarily
by funding from the, United Way, foundations, and select
government contracts as well as some fees for servi ces
provided. Donations to OutFront Minnesota Community
Services are tax deductible as charitable contribution s
as allowed under federal law.
OutFront Minnesota's mission is to eliminate heterosexism
and homophobia in Minnesota.
O utFront Minnesota Boa rd of Directors
Marjorie Cowmeadow
Chair
Phillip Voight
Secretary
Jim Quinn
Treasurer
Monica Bryand
Julia Classen
Steve Figlmiller
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Rebecca Gaspard
Vicki Johnson
Gil Kiekenapp
Frontlines is published monthly by
OutFront Minnesota
310 38th Street E., Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55409-1337.
Copyright 1999.
Gus Ljungkull
Donn Poll
FRONTLINES
News from OutFront Minnesota
Chris Reisdorf
Robert Sykora
Editor: Joel Hoekstra
Graphic Designer: Kim Dalros
JfONT
June Means Pride and Education
Every June, as Pride approaches,
OutFront receives many requests for
speakers and educational presentations.
Many workplaces and other groups understand the important role that education
plays in diversity plans. A number of organizations, including Honeywell, the City
of Maplewood Human Relations
Commission and the Neighborhood
Clinics Network have already arranged for
OutFront training. For details, call
Community Organizer Scott Fearing at
612-822-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 111.
OutFront Volunteers Provide Education
OutFront's Speakers Bureau has reached
nearly 500 people with accurate information about GLBT people this year.
Volunteers have visited schools and community groups-among them Metro State
University, Augsburg College, St. John's
University and several area high schoolsto tell their coming-out stories and answer
questions. In addition, our new volunteer
trainers (Speakers Bureau PLUS) have
provided trainings on homophobia and
heterosexism for five agencies in greater
Minnesota and the Twin Cities.
Volunteers Needed for Pride Festival
OutFront is seeking volunteers to help
staff its pavilion at Pride. Are you willing
to serve refreshments, sign up new members, sell merchandise or staff the information tables? This is an excellent short-term
volunteer opportunity. Pavilion hours are:
Saturday, June 26, from noon to 9 p.m.,
and Sunday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Volunteer shifts are in two-hour
intervals, with additional shifts at the
beginning and end of each day for setup
and take-down. To sign up, call Volunteer
Coordinator Kathy Lee at 612-822-0127
(800-800-0350), ext. 104.
Workplace Alliance Services in Demand
The Workplace Alliance (WPA), a program affiliate of OutFront continues to
provide valuable resources to employees
and employers around the state. In April,
the WPA mailed 23 copies of its manual
entitled "Achieving Benefits Parity: The
ABC's of Domestic Partner Benefits" to
employees and employers around the
region. In the same month, the WPA leadership committee provided answers, suggestions, referrals and consultations to
nearly 50 individual callers. The WPA and
OutFront have provided assistance to
many of the 43 organizations that are on
the current list of major Minnesota
employers who offer domestic-partner
benefits. Come meet WPA members at
the July 31 riverboat cruise sponsored by
the WPA and the Minnesota Lavender
Bar Association. For details, call 612-8220127 (800-800-0350), ext. 611.
Citizen Q Tracks Legislation
Public Policy Coordinator Bart]. Cannon
reports that members of OutFront's
Citizen Q Network were active during the
recently finished legislative session. Since
January, OutFront has published eight
issues of the Capitol CritiQue (the Public
Policy Department's e-mail newsletter), OutFront Works with State Agencies
three special legislative updates, and five Systems change, that often invisible strateaction alerts on issues important to the gic social-justice work, was at the heart of
lives of GLBT and allied Minnesotans. the efforts made on Wednesday, May 12,
OutFront could not have had nearly as when OutFront participated in a full day
successful a year at the capitol in St. Paul of discussions about GLBT school issues
without the support of Citizen Q Network sponsored by the Minnesota Department
members. If you would like to receive of Children, Families and Leaming.
timely action alerts on important legisla- School personnel came from around the
tive issues as well as the Public Policy state to gather information on creating
Department's e-mail newsletter, please safe schools and effective school policies.
send your name, the address at which you OutFront's Legal Program Coordinator
are registered to vote, telephone number, Joni Thome provided clarification on the
and preferred e-mail address to often confusing laws and policies that are
CitizenQ@outfront.org.
NEWS & NOTES CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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It's easy to reach
OutFront Minnesota:
By mail:
310 38th Street East, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55409-1337
By E-mail:
OutFront@OutFront.org
By fax:
612-822-8786
By telephone:
612-822-0127
(800-800-0350)
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lnfoline - Ext. 0:
for 24-hour-a-day information from,
for, and about Minnesota's vibrant
gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender community
OutFront Minnesota staff extensions:
107 - Ann DeGroot Executive Director
106 - Doug Federhart Deputy Director
103 - Joni Thome Legal Program
Coordinator
102 - Tommie Seidel Anti-Violence Program
Coordinator
101 - Sheila Scott Anti-Violence Program
Advocate
104 - Kathy Lee Volunteer Coordinator
111 - Scott Fearing Community Organizer
109 - Bart J. Cannon Public Policy
Coordinator
510 - C. Scott Cooper Legislative Lobbyist
110 - Gregg White Development Director
108 - Maryann Wolters Business Manager
Community organization extensions:
500 - Millenium March on Washington
501 - Workplace Alliance
502 - St. Croix Valley group
503 - BECAUSE bisexual group
506 - Longfellow neighborhood group
OutFront Minnesota extensions:
611 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota event
registration
612 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota
membership enrollment
616 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota
address correction mailbox
622 - GLBT community events information
INFOLINE
Information from, for, and about
Minnesota's vibrant gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender
communities is available 24 hours a
day by calling the
OutFront Minnesota lnfoline
612-822-0127, ext. 0
(800-800-0350, ext. 0)
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OutFront Minnesota Services
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24-Hour Counseling
• Public Policy Program
• Statewide Organizing
• Anti-Violence Program
• Legal Program
• Speakers Bureau
Visitor
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Information
Coffeehouses
Bars
Restaurants
Stores
Hotels
Sightseeing
II •
Support Services
Coming-out Support
• Counseling
• Transgender Groups
• Recovery Groups
II •
Community Activities
Pride Festivals
• Special Events
• Community Organizations
Personal Growth Programs
11!1 • Youth Programs
B • School Programs
• Senior Programs
• Family Programs
Physical Health Resources
Medical Providers
HIV/AIDS Resources
• STD Clinics
• Same-sex Partnerships
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Congregations
GLBT Congregations
• We lco m ing a nd Affirm ing
PRIDE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
your region or neighborhood
Red
in Minnesota during specially
River
scheduled times. OutFront also
is inviting state legislators from
Valley
each region to come and meet
with constituents during these
times. See the schedule in the
box on this page.
• Pick up information.
Wondering
about
the
Millennium March? Looking for
gay-friendly education programs?
Need a list of OutFront Minnesota
staff extensions? This is your onestop shop.
• Meet the OutFront family.
Historic Pairie
Staff members from the largest
GLBT advocacy organization in
Minnesota will be on hand to meet
and
greet buttons and books, to T-shirts and coffee
OutFront Minnesota's pavilion visi- mugs, you'll find OutFront's logo on a
Pride Pavilion:
tors.
Ask host of sharp-looking products.
questions,
• Post a message. Trying to find a
A one-stop shop for
chat, or just face in the crowd? Leave a note for your
information, merchanshake hands. lost friends or out-of-town visitors on
dise, and plenty of
Members of our free message board.
the Minnesota
• Buy vendor tickets or OutFront
good conversation
Lavender Bar memberships. Here's the spot to
and company.
Association become an OutFront member and get a
and the Workplace Alliance will also be free 12-month subscription to OUT magon hand.
azine. Or buy tickets for Pride food and
• Peruse the merchandise. From drink purchases.
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PAY I l ION &C..H£0llt
OutFront Minnesota will provide easily
recognizable identification to participants
so you can find others from your region
or affiliation.
5:00
Ramsey County, including St. Paul
5:30
Washington County, including
Out in the Valley
6:00
Anoka County
6:30
Northern Hennepin County,
including Camden and
north Minneapolis
7:00
Southern Hennepin County
including Longfellow and
south Minneapolis
7:30
Workplace Alliance &
MN Lavender Bar Association
SATURDAY
1:00
Red River Valley Area
1:30
West Central Lakes Area
2:00
Pines and Mines Area
2:30
Woods and Water Area
3:00
Historic Prairie Area
3:30
Mississippi Bluff Country
4:00
Lake Superior's North Shore
SUNDAY
4:30
GLBT Students: University,
College, Junior & Senior High
Schools
10:30 Gather at Ceresota Billboard
at Portland Ave , and 2nd St. S.
to march in Pride Parade
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NEWS & NOTES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
developed by various by federal, state, district and building decisions. During the
day, Community Organizer Scott Fearing
provided attendees with a sample "safe
staff" in-service.
New Trainers Working Hard
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Last fall, OutFront asked six Speakers
Bureau volunteers to participate in a pilot
program on combatting homophobia. In
recent years the number of requests to
OutFront for "anti-homophobia" training
has increased, while the staff available to
provide the training remained limited.
"Speakers Bureau Plus," training experiment that resulted, is proving successful.
Each of the current "SB+" trainers
has facilitated one or more
trainings m organizations
around the state, including the
towns of Hinckley, Red Wmg
and Hokah.
campuses, who have completed or will complete their
degrees in Fall 1998, Wmter
1999, Spring 1999 or Summer
1999. Each GLBT student will
be acknowledged and presented with a certificate and a rainbow graduation tassel. If you are, or if you know of
someone who is a U of M GLBT graduating student who wishes to participate in this
celebration, call 612-626-2324.
The 1999 Women's Social
Philanthrofund Foundation is proud to
sponsor The 1999 Women's Social on
June 4, 1999 at the Minneapolis Club
from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The Women's
Social endeavors to advance the human
rights of lesbians, thus strengthening the
dignity, citizenship and sense of community for all. For further information, please
call 612-827-0992.
Panel on Gender, Sexuality and Desire
SLDN Hosts "Serving with Pride"
What determines attraction and desire?
How much of attraction is biological?
How much is cultural? How does your
gender influence to whom you are attracted? What is the relationship of all gender
and sexual orientation to sexual practice?
Explore these questions and others during
a public discussion on Wednesday,June 2,
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at lntermedia Arts,
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Sponsored by the University of
Minnesota's GLBT Programs Office. For
details, call 612-626-2324.
Join the Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network on Saturday, June 5, for a
"Serving with Pride" reception at the
home ofJohn Sullivan, 2209 Newton Ave.
S., Minneapolis. SLDN is the only national legal aid and watchdog organization that
assists men and women targeted by the
armed services' "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,
Don't Pursue" policy on a daily basis.
Former Army Staff Sergeant Ron
Schumann will be the event's special guest
and the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller
& Ciresi will be honored. The reception
will begin at 7 p.m.; a minimum contribu- Miss Richfield Goes to College
tion of $35 is requested. For more infor- Join Miss Richfield 1981and special guest
mation, contact SLDN-Twin Cities at St. Paul Deputy Mayor Susan Kimberly
612-822-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 508.
for an evening of uproarious comedy on
Saturday, June 12, at 8 p.m. in Coffman
Lavender Graduation and Awards Ceremony Memorial Union Theater on the
Calling all gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans- University of Minnesota campus. Bid in
gender graduating students! The the auction for a Tinky Wmky doll and
University of Minnesota's GLBT pose for a keepsake photo of Goldy
Programs Office, GLBT Alumni Group Gopher, Miss R and you! Tickets $25.
and the Queer Student Cultural Center will Proceeds benefit the U of M GLBT
sponsor a Lavender Graduation and Scholarship Fund. For details or to order
Awards Ceremony on June 10, from 4 to tickets, call 612-626-2324.
6:30 p.m., in Coffman Memorial Union.
The ceremony will honor all U of M Rock the Boat
GLBT undergraduate and graduate stu- Catch the only Twin Cities screening of
dents from the Twin Cities and coordinate Rock the Boat, an award-winning documenPAGE 5
tary about 12 IDV-positive men who competed and completed the 1997 TransPacific
boat race from California to Hawaii, on
Monday, June 7. The screening, a benefit
for Open Arms of Minnesota, will take
place at 7 p.m. at the Riverview Theater
(3800 42nd Ave. S., Minneapolis). For
details and tickets, call 612-872-1152.
Gender-Related Violence
Violence is the most extreme
reaction to people who don't
toe gender lines. This panel discussion on Wednesday,June 16,
will focus on gender-bashing
and its impact on the community. The event, held at 7 p.m. at
lntermedia Arts (2822 Lyndale
Ave. S., Minneapolis), will also include discussion of the findings of OutFront's 1998
Anti-Violence Report on Hate Crimes,
which includes a special section on violence affecting transgender individuals.
For details, call 612-626-2324.
Bye, Bye Mary
For all of the five years that Mary Tinucci
worked as director of the Out For Equity
Program for St. Paul Public Schools,
OutFront has maintained a close connec~
tion with the work of the program by
exchanging a variety of resources and by
exchanging consultation and support.
Tinucci will leave her post as director at
the end of this school year. We at
OutFront know that Tinucci met the challenges of her work with courage and determination to make positive change for
GLBT students, staff and families.
Thanks, Mary, for a job well done!
Dyke Night Turns 9
The ninth year of the Dyke Night celebration brings a tour-de-force solo performance of Menopausal Gentleman by New
York-based writer-director Peggy Shaw.
Called "an East Village icon of lesbian
butchness" by The New York Times,
Shaw is a multiple Obie award-winner for
her work with Bloolips and Holly Hughes
and is widely recognized as a theatrical
innovator in the gay community. The
auditorium will open at 7:30 p.m. with
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the first San Francisco Freedom Day
Parade in 1978, the flag originally
had eight bands of color, each with a
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Pride. Festivals promoting GLBT
visibility, unity, and progress toward
equal rights are held annually around
the world. Although celebrations in
the United States mark the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising,
countries from Canada to Australia
observe their own gay-liberation
anniversaries with Pride gatherings.
Rainbow flags.
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origins of some GLBT terms and symbols.
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Present this coupon at the
OutFront Minnesota Pride
Pavilion on June· 26 or 27
and get a free cookie.
Limit 1 per pers_on
roster of colors, leaving a banner
with red (symbolizing life), orange
(healing), yellow (the sun), green
(serenity), blue (harmony) and violet
(spirit).
Pink triangles.
Now a symbol of pride
and solidarity in the
face of oppression, the Rosawinkel
was first used by the Nazi concentration camp officials to identify
men incarcerated as homosexuals.
The triangle appeared most visibly
in America in the mid-'80s, when it
appeared on ACT UP posters with
the slogan "Silence = Death." ,0
Source: Completely Queer: The Gay and
Lesbian Encyclopedia, by Steve Hogan
and Lee Hudson
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and their friends
can see the
newest game in
town and afterwards join their
friends for a postgame party at the
Bravo!
Entertainment Center. The event
will include a special appearance
by LaRue Fields, the former coach
of the Minnesota Gophers
women's basketball team.
Tickets are $20 for both the game
and the party, or $15 for just the
Women in the Zone Party ($20 at
the door). Call 612-673-8388 to
order tickets. Post-game-partyonly tickets are also available at
the Amazon Books.
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Mary Lou Aurell, Patty Jo Erven and their
daughter, Becky Gaalaas from Grand Rapids,
Minn., were the first family to sign up for the
OutFront membership last month. To join
OutFront, see "Clip and Respond form
at left.
DONNA RED WING
HRC's Field Director supports OutFront in word and deed
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Washington,
D.C.-based
Human Rights Campaign often
collaborates with gay-rights groups
and advocacy organizations around the
country to build support for gay-friendly legislation in our nation's capitol.
OutFront Minnesota has long worked
with both HRC's leadership and its local
Frontlines: How does HRC work with
organizations outside Washington?
Donna Red Wing : There are different
levels of communication and collaboration necessary for advancing equality.
HRC folks often play a part in local
organizations and vice versa. Here in
Minnesota, there's been a strategic
effort to bring the work of HRC
and OutFront together.
Frontlines: What's the reason for
that strategy?
DRW: I have just three organizers to
cover the entire country. We have to
connect in a meaningful way with
statewide organizations. They know a
heck of a lot more about the state
than we do. They're our eyes and
ears.
Frontlines: How do your field organizers impact legislation?
DRW: Last year we sent out 47,000
pieces of "action" mail, aimed at
O utFront Execut ive Direct or Ann DeGroot (left)
getting people to call their reprepresents HRC Field Director Donna Red W ing with
sentatives or public officials regarda certificate of appreciat ion. Red Wing and HRC
helped raise $1,800 for t he Mi nnesota agency.
ing an issue affecting our community. About half targeted federal
chapter members to create a better cli- issues, but the other half was aimed at
mate for GLBT people at home and local legislation. We have about 10,000
across America.
people registered as part of our Action
This spring, HRC took the unusual Network-people who are trained and
step of asking its Minnesota members willing to make phone calls, write letto show their support for OutFront ters and visit legislators. So if there's
Minnesota in dollars. A fund-raising something going on in Bemidji, we
appeal letter sent to HRC supporters have people in that region we can call.
raised more than $1,800 for OutFront's
work-with much of the money com- Frontlines: That Washington-Minnesota
ing from individuals who hadn't before connection sounds useful.
contributed to OutFront. HRC Field
Director Donna Red Wing, who has a DRW: Minnesota tends to be the model
close working relationship with for how people should behave. HRC
OutFront and many Minnesotans, visit- collaborates with organizations wheneved Minneapolis last month.
er there's a feeling of mutual respect. ,0
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MAYOR
SAYLES-BELTON
TO WELCOME
GLBTA LEADERS
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hree of Minnesota's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and allied
communities'
leadership groups will
gather on the eve of
Pride to celebrate the
joys of the season. On
Friday, June 25, 1999,
members of the Center Circle of OutFront
Minnesota, the Twin Cities' Federal Club
of Human Rights Campaign, and the
major supporters of Philanthrofund
Foundation will all come together under
the OutFront Minnesota Pride Pavilion in
Loring Park.
The featured guest will be Minneapolis
Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, who will welcome participants to this year's celebration
of gay pride and will recognize the GLBT
community as an integral part of the city's
fabric. Other speakers will include Kit
Waickrnan, the executive director of
Philanthrofund Foundation, Daniel Duty,
co-chair of Federal Club/Twin Cities, and
Ann Marie DeGroot, executive director of
OutFrontMinnesota. The event will begin
at 5 p.m. and the presentations will begin at
5:30 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages
will be served.
This event is free and by invitation only
for Center Circle, Federal Club,
Philanthrofund major contributors, and
members of the press.
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novels from the collections of Linnea
Stenson and Lisa Vecoli. The show
takes place Thursday through Sunday,
June 24-27 at Walker Art Center
(Vineland
Place,
Minneapolis).
Showtimes: 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday;
7 p.m., Sunday. Tickets $14 ($7 for
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Wed, June 2, 7 p.m.: The Fire Within: Gender; Sexuality, and Desire, lntermedia Arts, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Sat, June 5, 8 p.m.: District 202's Masquerade Youth Prom, Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis, 612-871-5559
Sat, June 5, 7 p.m.: Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund's "Serving with Pride," Minneapo lis, 612-827-0127
(800-800-0350), ext. 508
Mon, June 7, 7 p.m.: Rock the Boat benefit for Open Arms of Minnesota, Riverview Theater; Minneapolis, 612-872-1152
Thurs, June 10, 4 p.m.: U of M Lavender Graduation and Awards Ceremony, Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Sat, June 12, 7 p.m.: Minnesota Lynx Opening Night Event, Target Center; Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 609
Sat, June 12, 8 p.m.: Miss Richfield Goes to College, Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Wed, June 16, 8 p.m.: Trial by Fire: Gender-Related Violence, lntermedia Arts, 612-626-2324
Wed, June 16, 6 p.m.: Out in the Valley meeting, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350) ext. 502
Sat, June 19, Noon-8 p.m.: Capital City Pride, Mears Park, St. Paul, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 622
Fri, June 25, 5-7 p.m.: Center Circle reception, Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 110
Fri, June 25, 10 p.m.: Spectrum Dance, benefiting District 202 and Aliveness Project, Ground Zero,
Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 622
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Sat, Oct. 23: OutFront Minnesota's Night of a Thousand Candles
Fri-Sun, March 17-19, 2000: OutFront 6 Conference in Rochester
Sun, April 30, 2000: Millennium March on Washington, D.C.
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new Women's National Basketball
Association franchise, the Minnesota
Lynx, will play
its premier
game at Target
Center in
downtown
Minneapolis. In
anticipation of this
long-awaited event,
OutFront Minnesota and the Twin
Cities Steering Committee of the
Out
Human Rights Campaign have joined
together to sponsor an exciting
eet friends,
neighbors, and even legislators
opening -night celebration, "Women
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Park, but OutFront Minnesota's pavilion will be among the biggest booths
at Pride this year. Big enough, in fact,
for everybody.
Pride participants from all walks of
life are invited to gather at OutFront's
tent during the 1999 Twin Cities Gay
Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Pride
Festival, held June 26-27 in Minneapolis.
Need a rest? Need a cup of coffee or a
cool glass of iced tea? Need a place to
meet a friend? For the second year in a
row, OutFront is creating a full-service
coffeehouse. Inside and out, you'll find
plenty of space to sit and catch up with
old friends and OutFront staff members.
Clip the coupon for a free cookie in this
issue of Frontlines and you'll even get
a treat.
"Last year the tent was a huge hit at
Pride, " says OutFront Development
Director Gregg White. "It's one of the
few places where you can sit down and
take a load off your feet."
Look for these other activities and
services at OutFront's pavilion:
• Network with neighbors. Stop by
the pavilion and meet other people from
PRIDE CON TI NU ED ON PAGE 4
1999 LEGISLATIVE
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utFront Minnesota spent the 1999 legislative session successfully defending the civil rights of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Minnesotans.
Despite a more hostile climate in the House of
Representatives this year, as well as attacks from socialconservative organizations and legislators, OutFront
worked with GLBT and allied Minnesotans across the
state to preserve Minnesota's Human Rights statute.
Here's a look at the year's accomplishments.
Defending GLBT Human Rights
We anticipated and aggressively organized against an
attempt to remove gender identity from the state humanrights statute. Throughout the session, OutFront facilitated meetings with a large group of transgender
Minnesotans to organize against any legislative attack and
to increase transgender participation at OutFront's annual Lobby Day. With the hard work of many in the transgender community, a solid network of community advocates across Minnesota was established. Two "vehicle"
bills for anti-GLBT human rights amendments were also
before the Legislature, dealing respectively with nationalorigin discrimination and discrimination in housing.
Through vigilance and careful lobbying at the capitol,
both bills proceeded without any hostile amendments.
governor, GLBT human rights would likely be among the
first things on the popular ballot. While this bill was
stopped in 1999, this issue will be raised again in the 2000
sess10n.
Single Parent Adoptions.
Social-conservative legislators attempted to hinder adoption by unmarried persons through an amendment to the
Omnibus Health & Human Services bill. As gay and lesbian
Minnesotans are legally prevented from marrying, the
effect of this amendment would have been to place gay and
lesbian couples at a permanent legal disadvantage in adoption. OutFront worked with allies in the community (such
as Rainbow Families and the Children's Home Society of
Minnesota, as well as the Washington, D.C., offices of the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human Rights
Campaign, and Adopt America Advocates) and fair-minded
legislators to remove, in entirety, this hostile amendment in
conference committee.
Meeting the Challenge in 2000
None of these victories could have been achieved without the
support of the 200 attendees of Lobby Day 1999 on March 4
and the approximately 1,000 members of OutFront's Citizen
Q Network. We have earned the right to celebrate a productive legislative session. Nevertheless, our community's work
Initiative and Referendum Bill
at the capitol is never done. OutFront Minnesota is dedicatRight-wing legislators sought to authorize a new and ed to continue organizing throughout the remainder of this
potentially dangerous mechanism for creating law in year in preparation for the 2000 session.
Minnesota-initiatives and referenda. Sen. John Marty, the
The date for OutFront Minnesota's Lobby Day 2000 will
chair of the committee, worked closely with OutFront lob- be announced at the Twin Cities GLBT Pride Festivalbyist C. Scott Cooper to prevent the passage of this bill. If stop by the OutFront Minnesota tent and register to meet
this bill had passed the Legislature and been signed by the with your legislators!
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501 (c)3 direct service organizati on supported primarily
by funding from the, United Way, foundations, and select
government contracts as well as some fees for servi ces
provided. Donations to OutFront Minnesota Community
Services are tax deductible as charitable contribution s
as allowed under federal law.
OutFront Minnesota's mission is to eliminate heterosexism
and homophobia in Minnesota.
O utFront Minnesota Boa rd of Directors
Marjorie Cowmeadow
Chair
Phillip Voight
Secretary
Jim Quinn
Treasurer
Monica Bryand
Julia Classen
Steve Figlmiller
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Copyright 1999.
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News from OutFront Minnesota
Chris Reisdorf
Robert Sykora
Editor: Joel Hoekstra
Graphic Designer: Kim Dalros
JfONT
June Means Pride and Education
Every June, as Pride approaches,
OutFront receives many requests for
speakers and educational presentations.
Many workplaces and other groups understand the important role that education
plays in diversity plans. A number of organizations, including Honeywell, the City
of Maplewood Human Relations
Commission and the Neighborhood
Clinics Network have already arranged for
OutFront training. For details, call
Community Organizer Scott Fearing at
612-822-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 111.
OutFront Volunteers Provide Education
OutFront's Speakers Bureau has reached
nearly 500 people with accurate information about GLBT people this year.
Volunteers have visited schools and community groups-among them Metro State
University, Augsburg College, St. John's
University and several area high schoolsto tell their coming-out stories and answer
questions. In addition, our new volunteer
trainers (Speakers Bureau PLUS) have
provided trainings on homophobia and
heterosexism for five agencies in greater
Minnesota and the Twin Cities.
Volunteers Needed for Pride Festival
OutFront is seeking volunteers to help
staff its pavilion at Pride. Are you willing
to serve refreshments, sign up new members, sell merchandise or staff the information tables? This is an excellent short-term
volunteer opportunity. Pavilion hours are:
Saturday, June 26, from noon to 9 p.m.,
and Sunday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Volunteer shifts are in two-hour
intervals, with additional shifts at the
beginning and end of each day for setup
and take-down. To sign up, call Volunteer
Coordinator Kathy Lee at 612-822-0127
(800-800-0350), ext. 104.
Workplace Alliance Services in Demand
The Workplace Alliance (WPA), a program affiliate of OutFront continues to
provide valuable resources to employees
and employers around the state. In April,
the WPA mailed 23 copies of its manual
entitled "Achieving Benefits Parity: The
ABC's of Domestic Partner Benefits" to
employees and employers around the
region. In the same month, the WPA leadership committee provided answers, suggestions, referrals and consultations to
nearly 50 individual callers. The WPA and
OutFront have provided assistance to
many of the 43 organizations that are on
the current list of major Minnesota
employers who offer domestic-partner
benefits. Come meet WPA members at
the July 31 riverboat cruise sponsored by
the WPA and the Minnesota Lavender
Bar Association. For details, call 612-8220127 (800-800-0350), ext. 611.
Citizen Q Tracks Legislation
Public Policy Coordinator Bart]. Cannon
reports that members of OutFront's
Citizen Q Network were active during the
recently finished legislative session. Since
January, OutFront has published eight
issues of the Capitol CritiQue (the Public
Policy Department's e-mail newsletter), OutFront Works with State Agencies
three special legislative updates, and five Systems change, that often invisible strateaction alerts on issues important to the gic social-justice work, was at the heart of
lives of GLBT and allied Minnesotans. the efforts made on Wednesday, May 12,
OutFront could not have had nearly as when OutFront participated in a full day
successful a year at the capitol in St. Paul of discussions about GLBT school issues
without the support of Citizen Q Network sponsored by the Minnesota Department
members. If you would like to receive of Children, Families and Leaming.
timely action alerts on important legisla- School personnel came from around the
tive issues as well as the Public Policy state to gather information on creating
Department's e-mail newsletter, please safe schools and effective school policies.
send your name, the address at which you OutFront's Legal Program Coordinator
are registered to vote, telephone number, Joni Thome provided clarification on the
and preferred e-mail address to often confusing laws and policies that are
CitizenQ@outfront.org.
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It's easy to reach
OutFront Minnesota:
By mail:
310 38th Street East, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55409-1337
By E-mail:
OutFront@OutFront.org
By fax:
612-822-8786
By telephone:
612-822-0127
(800-800-0350)
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for 24-hour-a-day information from,
for, and about Minnesota's vibrant
gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender community
OutFront Minnesota staff extensions:
107 - Ann DeGroot Executive Director
106 - Doug Federhart Deputy Director
103 - Joni Thome Legal Program
Coordinator
102 - Tommie Seidel Anti-Violence Program
Coordinator
101 - Sheila Scott Anti-Violence Program
Advocate
104 - Kathy Lee Volunteer Coordinator
111 - Scott Fearing Community Organizer
109 - Bart J. Cannon Public Policy
Coordinator
510 - C. Scott Cooper Legislative Lobbyist
110 - Gregg White Development Director
108 - Maryann Wolters Business Manager
Community organization extensions:
500 - Millenium March on Washington
501 - Workplace Alliance
502 - St. Croix Valley group
503 - BECAUSE bisexual group
506 - Longfellow neighborhood group
OutFront Minnesota extensions:
611 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota event
registration
612 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota
membership enrollment
616 - 24-hour OutFront Minnesota
address correction mailbox
622 - GLBT community events information
INFOLINE
Information from, for, and about
Minnesota's vibrant gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender
communities is available 24 hours a
day by calling the
OutFront Minnesota lnfoline
612-822-0127, ext. 0
(800-800-0350, ext. 0)
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your region or neighborhood
Red
in Minnesota during specially
River
scheduled times. OutFront also
is inviting state legislators from
Valley
each region to come and meet
with constituents during these
times. See the schedule in the
box on this page.
• Pick up information.
Wondering
about
the
Millennium March? Looking for
gay-friendly education programs?
Need a list of OutFront Minnesota
staff extensions? This is your onestop shop.
• Meet the OutFront family.
Historic Pairie
Staff members from the largest
GLBT advocacy organization in
Minnesota will be on hand to meet
and
greet buttons and books, to T-shirts and coffee
OutFront Minnesota's pavilion visi- mugs, you'll find OutFront's logo on a
Pride Pavilion:
tors.
Ask host of sharp-looking products.
questions,
• Post a message. Trying to find a
A one-stop shop for
chat, or just face in the crowd? Leave a note for your
information, merchanshake hands. lost friends or out-of-town visitors on
dise, and plenty of
Members of our free message board.
the Minnesota
• Buy vendor tickets or OutFront
good conversation
Lavender Bar memberships. Here's the spot to
and company.
Association become an OutFront member and get a
and the Workplace Alliance will also be free 12-month subscription to OUT magon hand.
azine. Or buy tickets for Pride food and
• Peruse the merchandise. From drink purchases.
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recognizable identification to participants
so you can find others from your region
or affiliation.
5:00
Ramsey County, including St. Paul
5:30
Washington County, including
Out in the Valley
6:00
Anoka County
6:30
Northern Hennepin County,
including Camden and
north Minneapolis
7:00
Southern Hennepin County
including Longfellow and
south Minneapolis
7:30
Workplace Alliance &
MN Lavender Bar Association
SATURDAY
1:00
Red River Valley Area
1:30
West Central Lakes Area
2:00
Pines and Mines Area
2:30
Woods and Water Area
3:00
Historic Prairie Area
3:30
Mississippi Bluff Country
4:00
Lake Superior's North Shore
SUNDAY
4:30
GLBT Students: University,
College, Junior & Senior High
Schools
10:30 Gather at Ceresota Billboard
at Portland Ave , and 2nd St. S.
to march in Pride Parade
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developed by various by federal, state, district and building decisions. During the
day, Community Organizer Scott Fearing
provided attendees with a sample "safe
staff" in-service.
New Trainers Working Hard
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Last fall, OutFront asked six Speakers
Bureau volunteers to participate in a pilot
program on combatting homophobia. In
recent years the number of requests to
OutFront for "anti-homophobia" training
has increased, while the staff available to
provide the training remained limited.
"Speakers Bureau Plus," training experiment that resulted, is proving successful.
Each of the current "SB+" trainers
has facilitated one or more
trainings m organizations
around the state, including the
towns of Hinckley, Red Wmg
and Hokah.
campuses, who have completed or will complete their
degrees in Fall 1998, Wmter
1999, Spring 1999 or Summer
1999. Each GLBT student will
be acknowledged and presented with a certificate and a rainbow graduation tassel. If you are, or if you know of
someone who is a U of M GLBT graduating student who wishes to participate in this
celebration, call 612-626-2324.
The 1999 Women's Social
Philanthrofund Foundation is proud to
sponsor The 1999 Women's Social on
June 4, 1999 at the Minneapolis Club
from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The Women's
Social endeavors to advance the human
rights of lesbians, thus strengthening the
dignity, citizenship and sense of community for all. For further information, please
call 612-827-0992.
Panel on Gender, Sexuality and Desire
SLDN Hosts "Serving with Pride"
What determines attraction and desire?
How much of attraction is biological?
How much is cultural? How does your
gender influence to whom you are attracted? What is the relationship of all gender
and sexual orientation to sexual practice?
Explore these questions and others during
a public discussion on Wednesday,June 2,
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at lntermedia Arts,
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Sponsored by the University of
Minnesota's GLBT Programs Office. For
details, call 612-626-2324.
Join the Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network on Saturday, June 5, for a
"Serving with Pride" reception at the
home ofJohn Sullivan, 2209 Newton Ave.
S., Minneapolis. SLDN is the only national legal aid and watchdog organization that
assists men and women targeted by the
armed services' "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,
Don't Pursue" policy on a daily basis.
Former Army Staff Sergeant Ron
Schumann will be the event's special guest
and the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller
& Ciresi will be honored. The reception
will begin at 7 p.m.; a minimum contribu- Miss Richfield Goes to College
tion of $35 is requested. For more infor- Join Miss Richfield 1981and special guest
mation, contact SLDN-Twin Cities at St. Paul Deputy Mayor Susan Kimberly
612-822-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 508.
for an evening of uproarious comedy on
Saturday, June 12, at 8 p.m. in Coffman
Lavender Graduation and Awards Ceremony Memorial Union Theater on the
Calling all gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans- University of Minnesota campus. Bid in
gender graduating students! The the auction for a Tinky Wmky doll and
University of Minnesota's GLBT pose for a keepsake photo of Goldy
Programs Office, GLBT Alumni Group Gopher, Miss R and you! Tickets $25.
and the Queer Student Cultural Center will Proceeds benefit the U of M GLBT
sponsor a Lavender Graduation and Scholarship Fund. For details or to order
Awards Ceremony on June 10, from 4 to tickets, call 612-626-2324.
6:30 p.m., in Coffman Memorial Union.
The ceremony will honor all U of M Rock the Boat
GLBT undergraduate and graduate stu- Catch the only Twin Cities screening of
dents from the Twin Cities and coordinate Rock the Boat, an award-winning documenPAGE 5
tary about 12 IDV-positive men who competed and completed the 1997 TransPacific
boat race from California to Hawaii, on
Monday, June 7. The screening, a benefit
for Open Arms of Minnesota, will take
place at 7 p.m. at the Riverview Theater
(3800 42nd Ave. S., Minneapolis). For
details and tickets, call 612-872-1152.
Gender-Related Violence
Violence is the most extreme
reaction to people who don't
toe gender lines. This panel discussion on Wednesday,June 16,
will focus on gender-bashing
and its impact on the community. The event, held at 7 p.m. at
lntermedia Arts (2822 Lyndale
Ave. S., Minneapolis), will also include discussion of the findings of OutFront's 1998
Anti-Violence Report on Hate Crimes,
which includes a special section on violence affecting transgender individuals.
For details, call 612-626-2324.
Bye, Bye Mary
For all of the five years that Mary Tinucci
worked as director of the Out For Equity
Program for St. Paul Public Schools,
OutFront has maintained a close connec~
tion with the work of the program by
exchanging a variety of resources and by
exchanging consultation and support.
Tinucci will leave her post as director at
the end of this school year. We at
OutFront know that Tinucci met the challenges of her work with courage and determination to make positive change for
GLBT students, staff and families.
Thanks, Mary, for a job well done!
Dyke Night Turns 9
The ninth year of the Dyke Night celebration brings a tour-de-force solo performance of Menopausal Gentleman by New
York-based writer-director Peggy Shaw.
Called "an East Village icon of lesbian
butchness" by The New York Times,
Shaw is a multiple Obie award-winner for
her work with Bloolips and Holly Hughes
and is widely recognized as a theatrical
innovator in the gay community. The
auditorium will open at 7:30 p.m. with
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equal rights are held annually around
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countries from Canada to Australia
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with red (symbolizing life), orange
(healing), yellow (the sun), green
(serenity), blue (harmony) and violet
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Pink triangles.
Now a symbol of pride
and solidarity in the
face of oppression, the Rosawinkel
was first used by the Nazi concentration camp officials to identify
men incarcerated as homosexuals.
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in America in the mid-'80s, when it
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and their friends
can see the
newest game in
town and afterwards join their
friends for a postgame party at the
Bravo!
Entertainment Center. The event
will include a special appearance
by LaRue Fields, the former coach
of the Minnesota Gophers
women's basketball team.
Tickets are $20 for both the game
and the party, or $15 for just the
Women in the Zone Party ($20 at
the door). Call 612-673-8388 to
order tickets. Post-game-partyonly tickets are also available at
the Amazon Books.
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Mary Lou Aurell, Patty Jo Erven and their
daughter, Becky Gaalaas from Grand Rapids,
Minn., were the first family to sign up for the
OutFront membership last month. To join
OutFront, see "Clip and Respond form
at left.
DONNA RED WING
HRC's Field Director supports OutFront in word and deed
T
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he
Washington,
D.C.-based
Human Rights Campaign often
collaborates with gay-rights groups
and advocacy organizations around the
country to build support for gay-friendly legislation in our nation's capitol.
OutFront Minnesota has long worked
with both HRC's leadership and its local
Frontlines: How does HRC work with
organizations outside Washington?
Donna Red Wing : There are different
levels of communication and collaboration necessary for advancing equality.
HRC folks often play a part in local
organizations and vice versa. Here in
Minnesota, there's been a strategic
effort to bring the work of HRC
and OutFront together.
Frontlines: What's the reason for
that strategy?
DRW: I have just three organizers to
cover the entire country. We have to
connect in a meaningful way with
statewide organizations. They know a
heck of a lot more about the state
than we do. They're our eyes and
ears.
Frontlines: How do your field organizers impact legislation?
DRW: Last year we sent out 47,000
pieces of "action" mail, aimed at
O utFront Execut ive Direct or Ann DeGroot (left)
getting people to call their reprepresents HRC Field Director Donna Red W ing with
sentatives or public officials regarda certificate of appreciat ion. Red Wing and HRC
helped raise $1,800 for t he Mi nnesota agency.
ing an issue affecting our community. About half targeted federal
chapter members to create a better cli- issues, but the other half was aimed at
mate for GLBT people at home and local legislation. We have about 10,000
across America.
people registered as part of our Action
This spring, HRC took the unusual Network-people who are trained and
step of asking its Minnesota members willing to make phone calls, write letto show their support for OutFront ters and visit legislators. So if there's
Minnesota in dollars. A fund-raising something going on in Bemidji, we
appeal letter sent to HRC supporters have people in that region we can call.
raised more than $1,800 for OutFront's
work-with much of the money com- Frontlines: That Washington-Minnesota
ing from individuals who hadn't before connection sounds useful.
contributed to OutFront. HRC Field
Director Donna Red Wing, who has a DRW: Minnesota tends to be the model
close working relationship with for how people should behave. HRC
OutFront and many Minnesotans, visit- collaborates with organizations wheneved Minneapolis last month.
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MAYOR
SAYLES-BELTON
TO WELCOME
GLBTA LEADERS
T
hree of Minnesota's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and allied
communities'
leadership groups will
gather on the eve of
Pride to celebrate the
joys of the season. On
Friday, June 25, 1999,
members of the Center Circle of OutFront
Minnesota, the Twin Cities' Federal Club
of Human Rights Campaign, and the
major supporters of Philanthrofund
Foundation will all come together under
the OutFront Minnesota Pride Pavilion in
Loring Park.
The featured guest will be Minneapolis
Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, who will welcome participants to this year's celebration
of gay pride and will recognize the GLBT
community as an integral part of the city's
fabric. Other speakers will include Kit
Waickrnan, the executive director of
Philanthrofund Foundation, Daniel Duty,
co-chair of Federal Club/Twin Cities, and
Ann Marie DeGroot, executive director of
OutFrontMinnesota. The event will begin
at 5 p.m. and the presentations will begin at
5:30 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages
will be served.
This event is free and by invitation only
for Center Circle, Federal Club,
Philanthrofund major contributors, and
members of the press.
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pre-show slides of 1950s lesbian pulp
novels from the collections of Linnea
Stenson and Lisa Vecoli. The show
takes place Thursday through Sunday,
June 24-27 at Walker Art Center
(Vineland
Place,
Minneapolis).
Showtimes: 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday;
7 p.m., Sunday. Tickets $14 ($7 for
Walker members).
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Wed, June 2, 7 p.m.: The Fire Within: Gender; Sexuality, and Desire, lntermedia Arts, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Sat, June 5, 8 p.m.: District 202's Masquerade Youth Prom, Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis, 612-871-5559
Sat, June 5, 7 p.m.: Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund's "Serving with Pride," Minneapo lis, 612-827-0127
(800-800-0350), ext. 508
Mon, June 7, 7 p.m.: Rock the Boat benefit for Open Arms of Minnesota, Riverview Theater; Minneapolis, 612-872-1152
Thurs, June 10, 4 p.m.: U of M Lavender Graduation and Awards Ceremony, Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Sat, June 12, 7 p.m.: Minnesota Lynx Opening Night Event, Target Center; Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 609
Sat, June 12, 8 p.m.: Miss Richfield Goes to College, Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis, 612-626-2324
Wed, June 16, 8 p.m.: Trial by Fire: Gender-Related Violence, lntermedia Arts, 612-626-2324
Wed, June 16, 6 p.m.: Out in the Valley meeting, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350) ext. 502
Sat, June 19, Noon-8 p.m.: Capital City Pride, Mears Park, St. Paul, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 622
Fri, June 25, 5-7 p.m.: Center Circle reception, Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 110
Fri, June 25, 10 p.m.: Spectrum Dance, benefiting District 202 and Aliveness Project, Ground Zero,
Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 622
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Sat & Sun, June 26 & 27: Twin Cities' GLBT Pride, Loring Park, Minneapolis, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 622
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Sat, July 31: Mississippi River Boat Ride, sponsored by OutFront Minnesota, the Workplace Alliance, the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association,
and the National Federation of GLBT Organizations, 612-827-0127 (800-800-0350), ext. 501
Sat, Oct. 23: OutFront Minnesota's Night of a Thousand Candles
Fri-Sun, March 17-19, 2000: OutFront 6 Conference in Rochester
Sun, April 30, 2000: Millennium March on Washington, D.C.
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