Cross country skiing, night-time ice skating on one of seven lakes, snow-shoeing – what is there not to love? And yes, we bike on our nation’s leading bike paths 12 months a year. Come for a few days, and like many LGBT visitors, you may just end up moving here. And then there is dance, music, art, and great LGBT nightlife. Paul, makes up half of the “Twin Cities.” It has the best park system in the United States (probably in the world – but we are biased), a vibrant theater scene, exceptional food, from Vietnamese street food to a vibrant array of “farm to table” establishments. For assistance in selecting effective search terms for these historic collections, please see our "search tips" boxes.įor assistance researching legislative history and particular court cases, please see our respective guides for legislative history and court records research.Minneapolis is a dynamic LGBT friendly city that, along with St. Terms used generally reflect the content of collections and also the language used at the time materials were created and collected. Please note that language within and about the LGBTQ community has evolved over the years. Key resources are highlighted in this guide it is meant to be a starting place for researchers rather than an exhaustive listing of all collections. Major legislative victories include the Human Rights Act (1993) and the Marriage Equality Act (2013).Īt the Minnesota Historical Society, researchers may study the history of LGBTQ activism through the personal papers of various activists and politicians, organizational and government records, oral history projects, photograph collections, newspaper coverage, and more. Throughout the years, activists have focused on visibility, public accommodation, and justice for the LGBTQ community-often via legislation and court cases, but also through social services, direct community organizing, and advocacy within communities of faith. In 1972 a small group of activists led a march down Minneapolis' Nicollet Mall in what would be the precursor to modern day Pride celebrations.
In 1970 Jack Baker and Michael McConnell filed for a marriage license in Hennepin County, which would lead to the Minnesota Supreme Court Case Baker v Nelson. The public history of LGBTQ activism in the state of Minnesota goes back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, paralleling the broader national trends of social protest. "Senator Allan Spear and the Minnesota Human Rights Act," by Joshua Preston.
Also includes portraits of Minneapolis councilwoman Barbara Carlson. 1979, a 1980 meeting with Mayor Don Fraser and Chief of Police Tony Bouza, and Tom Burke's campaign fundraiser in Feb. Dwyer, Tim Campbell's "Mayoral Ball" in August 1979, a gay march on Washington D.C. Views of Gay Pride celebrations, a 1979 meeting with Minneapolis Chief of Police D.R. Gay and Lesbian Activities in Minneapolis: Photographs. Minnesota Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights Records.īoard and annual meeting minutes, news clippings, financial data, office logs, correspondence, lobbying files, and other records of an organization formed in 1974 to work for passing local ordinances and state laws guaranteeing rights for gays and lesbians, to combat homophobia and violence against gays and lesbians, and to educate the public and legislature about gay and lesbian issues. Minnesota GLBT Movement Papers (1964-2007), collected by Leo Treadway.Ĭorrespondence, agendas, bylaws, minutes, financial reports, notes, newsletters, brochures, miscellaneous printed matter, and newspaper clippings collected by Leo Treadway, a leading Minnesota gay rights activist. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, c2012. Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota, by Stewart VanCleve.