Beauty Isn’t Frivolous
Love is about the inner beauty, the meshing of two personalities that complete each other to their fullest form. The need to feel beautiful on your wedding day is not frivolous. It’s just as important...
View ArticleThe Next Gay Plague: Anal Cancer
by Paul Mittelstadt, MD Anal cancer in gay men or men having sex with men (MSM) has the appearance of being the next major health crisis within the gay community. This disease has been discussed for...
View ArticleBishop Christopher Senyonjo – Abiding Friend to Uganda’s GLBT Community
Bishop Christopher Senyonjo and Canon Albert Ogle ( St. Paul ’s Foundation in Uganda and the U.S. respectively). Photo by Jim McGowan. Bishop Christopher Senyonjo has been a straight ally of glbt...
View ArticleThe Aliveness Project
Hazel. Photo courtesy of The Aliveness Project. In the United States today, HIV and AIDs are largely no longer seen as a death sentence. Many people experience HIV/AIDs as a manageable life-long or...
View ArticleLeather Life: Meet Mr. Friendly
Picture courtesy of Richard Yates Photography – Minneapolis, MN Interview with Derek Harley, Mr. Minneapolis Eagle 2012 Allow me to introduce you to Derek Harley, Mr. Minneapolis Eagle 2012. Allow him...
View ArticleSurviving the Waiting Game
Carise Rotach-Beard. Photo by Lisa Venticinque. It’s a scene that Hollywood has exploited in nearly every childhood drama; a little kid standing out in the baseball field, attempting to nonchalantly...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day: HIV Stigma in the Black Community
Please Join us for one of MAP’s World AIDS Day Events: Saturday, December 1, 2012 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Avalon: Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater, 1500 East Lake Street Minneapolis MN 55407 Please...
View Article11.26.12 2011 Transgender Community Health Assessment Presented by Author...
2011 Transgender Community Health Assessment Presented in collaboration by the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition and the University of Minnesota Pictured clockwise: e.shor, Author School of...
View Article11.26.12 Minnesota LGBTQ Health Collaborative Open House and Forum University...
Pictured Clockwise:Alex Iantaffi, Project CoordinatorSchool of Public Health University of MinnesotaRoxanne Anderson, Interim Executive DirectorMinnesota Transgender Health CoalitionMegan Hoffman,...
View Article02.21.13 Rainbow Health Initiative Re-Launch Southern Theater Minneapolis
Pictured (l-r): Joann Usher, Executive Director, Rainbow Health Initiative, and Barbara Satin, Founder, GLBT Generations.
View ArticleA Gay Girl’s Guide to Life after College
Kathleen Watson. Photo by Hubert Bonnet I’ve made it. It’s been a year, and I’m still standing. Still breathing. Still living. I’ve made it through that awkward, awful, and (yes, I’ll say it) awesome...
View ArticleGay Vet Reaches Out
Eric Holmgren. Photo by Pam Colby Erik Holmgren is a military vet with a mission. He wants to help other veterans, especially new amputees and gay veterans. He has had more obstacles in life than most,...
View ArticleA Word In Edgewise: A New Language for a New World
Pfc. Manning announced, shortly after her recent sentencing, an ongoing gender issue: Manning wishes to be addressed as “Chelsea” and to start hormone replacement therapy. This request will open up...
View Article08.31.13 Minnesota Lynx Acknowledge Rainbow Health Initiative
Joann Usher, Executive Director of Rainbow Health Initiative was acknowledged by Chris Wright , President of the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Minnesota Lynx v Seattle Storm game at the Target...
View ArticleAARP SNAP
By Lynne McMullen SNAP Outreach Coordinator, AARP Foundation Lucy Ellis is an eighty-five year old retired woman who uses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help her afford...
View ArticleAsk Lambda Legal – The Affordable Care Act & You
By Leslie Gabel Brett, Director of Education and Public Affairs Dear Ask Lambda Legal, Q: I’m transgender and also have HIV, and am wondering if Obamacare is an option – I haven’t had health insurance...
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