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e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. ROADTRIPPING LAKE PEPIN One of the most beautiful stretches of Minnesota is found between Red Wing and Winona, along the Mississippi River. To be truthful, we owe a lot of credit to Wisconsin, as Lake Pepin is hard to enjoy wholly from only one of the two states. While I call this piece Roadtripping LakePepin, it'
THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Joshua Kloek was the son of Rebecca Waggoner (center) and Steve Kloek (right), and was co-parented by Waggoner's wife Kay Johnson (left). Photo by Chris Tarbox Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. ROADTRIPPING LAKE PEPIN One of the most beautiful stretches of Minnesota is found between Red Wing and Winona, along the Mississippi River. To be truthful, we owe a lot of credit to Wisconsin, as Lake Pepin is hard to enjoy wholly from only one of the two states. While I call this piece Roadtripping LakePepin, it'
THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Joshua Kloek was the son of Rebecca Waggoner (center) and Steve Kloek (right), and was co-parented by Waggoner's wife Kay Johnson (left). Photo by Chris Tarbox Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. ‘IT’S DISGRACEFUL…I DON’T WANT DIRTY MONEY’ 14 hours ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Aaron Amat The Hong Kong Free Press reports that Hong Kong lawmakers have objected to government facilitation of the organization of Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK), which was set to be held in the city next year. Read the full story at the Hong Kong Free Press PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are MOTHER CLUCKING ROXY’S Mother Clucking Roxy’s. The Nicollet Diner and the attached Muffin Top Café are an iconic pair—and they are about to be separated. Before you get too worried, let us put your minds at ease: neither restaurant is closing and both will be paired with new concepts that you are just as sure to love. The Nicollet Diner, the brainchild oflocal
REPUBLICAN WHO MADE ANTI-GAY REMARKS SAYS SHE WON’T BE 13 hours ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Dean Drobot The Boston Globe reports that a Republican state committee woman facing calls to step down from her elected position after making anti-gay remarks told a room full of her colleagues Wednesday evening that “I do not intend to be bullied into resigning,” acco CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a COWARDLY THUGS BURN PRIDE FLAGS IN ‘DISGUSTING’ ACT OF Photo courtesy of BigStock/vladm Pink News reports that the mayor of Waterford, Ireland condemned the “disgusting” thugs who set fire to two Pride flags flying outside council offices. Read the full storyat Pink News
FLORIDA STATE OFFICIALS ARE BLOCKING CITIES FROM LIGHTING 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Milkos LGBTQNation reports that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered the city of Jacksonville to stop lighting the Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors to celebrate Pride Month. Read the full story at LGBTQNation JERUSALEM CHIEF RABBI COMPARES GAY PRIDE MARCHERS TO ‘WILD Photo courtesy of BigStock/fizkes The Times of Israel reports that Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, used harsh language to describe the LGBT community in Israel last week. Read the full story at The Times of Israel HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Joshua Kloek was the son of Rebecca Waggoner (center) and Steve Kloek (right), and was co-parented by Waggoner's wife Kay Johnson (left). Photo by Chris Tarbox Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with AT YOUR OWN RISK: THE POLITICS OF CRUISING At Your Own Risk: The Politics of Cruising. Last summer’s arrest of US Senator Larry Craig in a men’s room at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, as well as a series of highly publicized police stings at several Twin Cities parks, focused renewed public attention on “cruising”—the pursuit of sex in public places by men lookingfor sex
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e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
MOTHER CLUCKING ROXY’S Mother Clucking Roxy’s. The Nicollet Diner and the attached Muffin Top Café are an iconic pair—and they are about to be separated. Before you get too worried, let us put your minds at ease: neither restaurant is closing and both will be paired with new concepts that you are just as sure to love. The Nicollet Diner, the brainchild oflocal
“ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. QUEERSPACE COLLECTIVE: CREATING “SPACE” FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH Sometimes you just need a place you can go, or someone you can talk to. For LGBTQ+ youth especially, that can a tough proposition; it’s hard to know who you can trust. QUEERSPACE collective is an organization that is creating space for LGBTQ+ THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial andLAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
MOTHER CLUCKING ROXY’S Mother Clucking Roxy’s. The Nicollet Diner and the attached Muffin Top Café are an iconic pair—and they are about to be separated. Before you get too worried, let us put your minds at ease: neither restaurant is closing and both will be paired with new concepts that you are just as sure to love. The Nicollet Diner, the brainchild oflocal
“ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. QUEERSPACE COLLECTIVE: CREATING “SPACE” FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH Sometimes you just need a place you can go, or someone you can talk to. For LGBTQ+ youth especially, that can a tough proposition; it’s hard to know who you can trust. QUEERSPACE collective is an organization that is creating space for LGBTQ+ THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial and CATEGORY: BIG GAY NEWS Event Photography. Big Gay News. Digital Edition. Advertise. Resources. Contact. Subscribe to Lavender Magazine. Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Contests & Promotions. ‘IT’S DISGRACEFUL…I DON’T WANT DIRTY MONEY’ 23 minutes ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Aaron Amat The Hong Kong Free Press reports that Hong Kong lawmakers have objected to government facilitation of the organization of Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK), which was set to be held in the city next year. Read the full story at the Hong Kong Free Press PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are REPUBLICAN WHO MADE ANTI-GAY REMARKS SAYS SHE WON’T BE 16 minutes ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Dean Drobot The Boston Globe reports that a Republican state committee woman facing calls to step down from her elected position after making anti-gay remarks told a room full of her colleagues Wednesday evening that “I do not intend to be bullied into resigning,” acco OUR RIDES: WHAT IS “INFOTAINMENT” A few decades ago, we only turned on the radio to listen to music, news, and sports. If we were lucky, we would pop in a cassette, an 8-track, or a CD to play our favorite albums. How else would you listen to Sylvester or Tret Frue? There are only a few of us who remember these days. However, we GAY COUPLE IN WISCONSIN BYPASS FLAG RULES WITH RAINBOW 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/axstokes Yahoo News reports that a gay couple in the US state of Wisconsin has created an online buzz with a social media post explaining why they lit up their home with rainbow-colored floodlights. Read the full story at Yahoo News FLORIDA STATE OFFICIALS ARE BLOCKING CITIES FROM LIGHTING 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Milkos LGBTQNation reports that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered the city of Jacksonville to stop lighting the Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors to celebrate Pride Month. Read the full story at LGBTQNation ROADTRIPPING LAKE PEPIN One of the most beautiful stretches of Minnesota is found between Red Wing and Winona, along the Mississippi River. To be truthful, we owe a lot of credit to Wisconsin, as Lake Pepin is hard to enjoy wholly from only one of the two states. While I call this piece Roadtripping LakePepin, it'
JERUSALEM CHIEF RABBI COMPARES GAY PRIDE MARCHERS TO ‘WILD Photo courtesy of BigStock/fizkes The Times of Israel reports that Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, used harsh language to describe the LGBT community in Israel last week. Read the full story at The Times of Israel RIDE REVIEW: CHEVROLET CORVETTE Response at the wheels is sharp and exacting. What will surprise many people is the ride quality in a Corvette. The C7 was designed to offer smooth and absorbent feedback from the road, regardless of condition. You do not feel rougher road conditions due to perceived firmness from the suspension, even in sport mode.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
MOTHER CLUCKING ROXY’S Mother Clucking Roxy’s. The Nicollet Diner and the attached Muffin Top Café are an iconic pair—and they are about to be separated. Before you get too worried, let us put your minds at ease: neither restaurant is closing and both will be paired with new concepts that you are just as sure to love. The Nicollet Diner, the brainchild oflocal
“ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. QUEERSPACE COLLECTIVE: CREATING “SPACE” FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH Sometimes you just need a place you can go, or someone you can talk to. For LGBTQ+ youth especially, that can a tough proposition; it’s hard to know who you can trust. QUEERSPACE collective is an organization that is creating space for LGBTQ+ THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial andLAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
MOTHER CLUCKING ROXY’S Mother Clucking Roxy’s. The Nicollet Diner and the attached Muffin Top Café are an iconic pair—and they are about to be separated. Before you get too worried, let us put your minds at ease: neither restaurant is closing and both will be paired with new concepts that you are just as sure to love. The Nicollet Diner, the brainchild oflocal
“ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. QUEERSPACE COLLECTIVE: CREATING “SPACE” FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH Sometimes you just need a place you can go, or someone you can talk to. For LGBTQ+ youth especially, that can a tough proposition; it’s hard to know who you can trust. QUEERSPACE collective is an organization that is creating space for LGBTQ+ THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial and CATEGORY: BIG GAY NEWS Event Photography. Big Gay News. Digital Edition. Advertise. Resources. Contact. Subscribe to Lavender Magazine. Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Contests & Promotions. ‘IT’S DISGRACEFUL…I DON’T WANT DIRTY MONEY’ 8 minutes ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Aaron Amat The Hong Kong Free Press reports that Hong Kong lawmakers have objected to government facilitation of the organization of Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK), which was set to be held in the city next year. Read the full story at the Hong Kong Free Press PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are REPUBLICAN WHO MADE ANTI-GAY REMARKS SAYS SHE WON’T BE 2 minutes ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Dean Drobot The Boston Globe reports that a Republican state committee woman facing calls to step down from her elected position after making anti-gay remarks told a room full of her colleagues Wednesday evening that “I do not intend to be bullied into resigning,” acco OUR RIDES: WHAT IS “INFOTAINMENT” A few decades ago, we only turned on the radio to listen to music, news, and sports. If we were lucky, we would pop in a cassette, an 8-track, or a CD to play our favorite albums. How else would you listen to Sylvester or Tret Frue? There are only a few of us who remember these days. However, we GAY COUPLE IN WISCONSIN BYPASS FLAG RULES WITH RAINBOW 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/axstokes Yahoo News reports that a gay couple in the US state of Wisconsin has created an online buzz with a social media post explaining why they lit up their home with rainbow-colored floodlights. Read the full story at Yahoo News FLORIDA STATE OFFICIALS ARE BLOCKING CITIES FROM LIGHTING 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Milkos LGBTQNation reports that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered the city of Jacksonville to stop lighting the Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors to celebrate Pride Month. Read the full story at LGBTQNation ROADTRIPPING LAKE PEPIN One of the most beautiful stretches of Minnesota is found between Red Wing and Winona, along the Mississippi River. To be truthful, we owe a lot of credit to Wisconsin, as Lake Pepin is hard to enjoy wholly from only one of the two states. While I call this piece Roadtripping LakePepin, it'
JERUSALEM CHIEF RABBI COMPARES GAY PRIDE MARCHERS TO ‘WILD Photo courtesy of BigStock/fizkes The Times of Israel reports that Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, used harsh language to describe the LGBT community in Israel last week. Read the full story at The Times of Israel RIDE REVIEW: CHEVROLET CORVETTE Response at the wheels is sharp and exacting. What will surprise many people is the ride quality in a Corvette. The C7 was designed to offer smooth and absorbent feedback from the road, regardless of condition. You do not feel rougher road conditions due to perceived firmness from the suspension, even in sport mode.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
MEGAN ROHRER ELECTED AS FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER BISHOP IN NPR reports that the Rev. Megan Rohrer has been elected as a bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, becoming the first openly transgender person in the U.S. to do so in a major Christian denomination. Read the full story at NPR. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. dasbox. Fern Connection Tile GIF. 05-19-21 - 06-30-21 DCTC. STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial and DULUTH FAMILY SAUNA PROVIDES UNIQUE, FUN EXPERIENCE I first visited the historic Duluth Family Sauna, on the same block as the Fond-du-Luth Casino in Downtown Duluth, Minnesota, in 2003, and since then, it has been my favorite GLBT venue. Built in 1923, it’s unique in Minnesota and the nearby area, as you’d have to visit Milwaukee, Chicago, St. L THREE DECADES, FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE BLOOMS AT THE GAY At 28-and-a-half years, they hold the longevity record for owning a gay bar in the Twin Cities. For nearly three decades, the Bloom family has been at the helm of the historic landmark at Fourth and Hennepin in Downtown Minneapolis. So, it’s no wonder the news has spread like wildfire that they’re selling the bar they’ve owned so long.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, CONSTRUCTION BUILT ON CORE VALUES Ryan Companies, known for its commitment to providing the very best in commercial real estate, has started a new employee resource group. Dating back to the 1930s, when it was originally founded as Ryan Lumber and Coal, Ryan Companies has a THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
MEGAN ROHRER ELECTED AS FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER BISHOP IN NPR reports that the Rev. Megan Rohrer has been elected as a bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, becoming the first openly transgender person in the U.S. to do so in a major Christian denomination. Read the full story at NPR. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. dasbox. Fern Connection Tile GIF. 05-19-21 - 06-30-21 DCTC. STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY: THE HAVEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Construction of Lakewood's Memorial Chapel was completed in 1910. Photo by Ryan Patchin 150 years of history spread over 250 acres of pristine lakes-area real estate; Lakewood Cemetery is the haven in the heart of the city. Beyond memorial and DULUTH FAMILY SAUNA PROVIDES UNIQUE, FUN EXPERIENCE I first visited the historic Duluth Family Sauna, on the same block as the Fond-du-Luth Casino in Downtown Duluth, Minnesota, in 2003, and since then, it has been my favorite GLBT venue. Built in 1923, it’s unique in Minnesota and the nearby area, as you’d have to visit Milwaukee, Chicago, St. L THREE DECADES, FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE BLOOMS AT THE GAY At 28-and-a-half years, they hold the longevity record for owning a gay bar in the Twin Cities. For nearly three decades, the Bloom family has been at the helm of the historic landmark at Fourth and Hennepin in Downtown Minneapolis. So, it’s no wonder the news has spread like wildfire that they’re selling the bar they’ve owned so long. CATEGORY: BIG GAY NEWS Event Photography. Big Gay News. Digital Edition. Advertise. Resources. Contact. Subscribe to Lavender Magazine. Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Contests & Promotions. JERUSALEM CHIEF RABBI COMPARES GAY PRIDE MARCHERS TO ‘WILD 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/fizkes The Times of Israel reports that Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, used harsh language to describe the LGBT community in Israel last week. Read the full story at The Times ofIsrael
BURGER KING GRILLS CHICK-FIL-A OVER ANTI-LGBT+ DONATIONS 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Krakenimages.com Pink News reports that Burger King has slyly roasted Chick-fil-A over it continuing anti-LGBT+ donations, declaring: “The #ChKing Says LGBT+ rights!” Read the full story at Pink News PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are FOURTH MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING GRINDR TO ASSAULT AND 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/vdovichenko Metro Weekly reports that a man in Dallas, Tex., has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after using Grindr to entrap gay men and commit violent crimes against them. Read the full story at Metro Weekly OUR RIDES: WHAT IS “INFOTAINMENT” A few decades ago, we only turned on the radio to listen to music, news, and sports. If we were lucky, we would pop in a cassette, an 8-track, or a CD to play our favorite albums. How else would you listen to Sylvester or Tret Frue? There are only a few of us who remember these days. However, we COWARDLY THUGS BURN PRIDE FLAGS IN ‘DISGUSTING’ ACT OF Photo courtesy of BigStock/vladm Pink News reports that the mayor of Waterford, Ireland condemned the “disgusting” thugs who set fire to two Pride flags flying outside council offices. Read the full storyat Pink News
FIRST GAY BLACK MAN ELECTED IN TEXAS, BEATS ANTI-LGBT The Los Angeles Blade reports that Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, a high school math teacher and graduate student who has lived in San Antonio since 2013, beat his former boss and incumbent in the runoff race for the San Antonio City Council, and with his victory, McKee-Rodriguez became the first out gay Black man ever elected in the state of Texas.. Read the full story at the Los Angeles Blade P.L. TRAVERS: A SPOONFUL OF SPECULATION P.L. Travers, author of “Mary Poppins,” was born Helen Lyndon Goff on Aug. 9, 1899 in the city of Maryborough, in Queensland, Australia, (not in England, as many assume). She moved to England in 1924, and used the name P.L. Travers, an abbreviation of her pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, which she used in her days as a dancer and RIDE REVIEW: CHEVROLET CORVETTE Response at the wheels is sharp and exacting. What will surprise many people is the ride quality in a Corvette. The C7 was designed to offer smooth and absorbent feedback from the road, regardless of condition. You do not feel rougher road conditions due to perceived firmness from the suspension, even in sport mode.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with his life. “We had plans that he was going to be an attorney, and he wanted to be an attorney until he became a senior ,” said Josh’s mother, Rebecca Waggoner-Johnson. “So STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S SEX OPERA Photo by Dan Norman. Every so often there is an opera that will appeal to opera devotees and total newcomers to opera with equal delight. One such opera now plays at the Ordway where the Minnesota Opera has staged a dreamy and hilarious production ofLAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with his life. “We had plans that he was going to be an attorney, and he wanted to be an attorney until he became a senior ,” said Josh’s mother, Rebecca Waggoner-Johnson. “So STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S SEX OPERA Photo by Dan Norman. Every so often there is an opera that will appeal to opera devotees and total newcomers to opera with equal delight. One such opera now plays at the Ordway where the Minnesota Opera has staged a dreamy and hilarious production of LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
FIRST GAY BLACK MAN ELECTED IN TEXAS, BEATS ANTI-LGBT 1 day ago · The Los Angeles Blade reports that Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, a high school math teacher and graduate student who has lived in San Antonio since 2013, beat his former boss and incumbent in the runoff race for the San Antonio City Council, and with his victory, McKee-Rodriguez became the first out gay Black man ever elected in the state of Texas.. Read the full story at the LosAngeles Blade
COWARDLY THUGS BURN PRIDE FLAGS IN ‘DISGUSTING’ ACT OF 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/vladm Pink News reports that the mayor of Waterford, Ireland condemned the “disgusting” thugs who set fire to two Pride flags flying outside council offices. Read the full story at Pink News OUR RIDES: WHAT IS “INFOTAINMENT” A few decades ago, we only turned on the radio to listen to music, news, and sports. If we were lucky, we would pop in a cassette, an 8-track, or a CD to play our favorite albums. How else would you listen to Sylvester or Tret Frue? There are only a few of us who remember these days. However, we A SCHOOL SENT A BOY TO A PSYCHOLOGIST FOR WEARING A SKIRT 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/digitalista LGBTQNation reports that male teachers wore skirts to work last month in solidarity with a student who was pulled out of school and sent to a psychologist for wearing a skirt. Read the full story at LGBTQNation CROWDS OVERWHELM TEXAS BAKER WITH SUPPORT AFTER PRIDE Photo courtesy of BigStock/golubovy The Hill reports that Confections, a Texas bakery located in Lufkin, Texas, was "overwhelmed" with supporters and well-wishers last week after facing backlash for posting a cookie in honor of Pride Month in the U.S. Read the fullstory at The Hill
NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGAIN Photo courtesy of BigStock/Micha Klootwijk Aljazeera reports that seven years after an act of parliament made homosexuality a crime punishable by death, the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda are at it again. Read the full story at Aljazeera BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS IN THE TWIN CITIES Black-Owned Restaurants In The Twin Cities. Margherita Pizza from Tommie’s. Photo by Holly Peterson. This month, Lavender thought it would be fun to highlight five of its all-time favorite Twin Cities Black-owned restaurants. Trust us, if there is any restaurant on this list that you have not yet been to, you are in for a treat. P.L. TRAVERS: A SPOONFUL OF SPECULATION P.L. Travers, author of “Mary Poppins,” was born Helen Lyndon Goff on Aug. 9, 1899 in the city of Maryborough, in Queensland, Australia, (not in England, as many assume). She moved to England in 1924, and used the name P.L. Travers, an abbreviation of her pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, which she used in her days as a dancer and RIDE REVIEW: CHEVROLET CORVETTE Response at the wheels is sharp and exacting. What will surprise many people is the ride quality in a Corvette. The C7 was designed to offer smooth and absorbent feedback from the road, regardless of condition. You do not feel rougher road conditions due to perceived firmness from the suspension, even in sport mode.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with his life. “We had plans that he was going to be an attorney, and he wanted to be an attorney until he became a senior ,” said Josh’s mother, Rebecca Waggoner-Johnson. “So STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S SEX OPERA Photo by Dan Norman. Every so often there is an opera that will appeal to opera devotees and total newcomers to opera with equal delight. One such opera now plays at the Ordway where the Minnesota Opera has staged a dreamy and hilarious production ofLAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
PRIDE PAGES DIRECTORY 2021 Lavender is committed to honoring and profiling the stories of The National Guard’s LGBTQ+ members. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2021. We strive to provide our readers with the best resources and content possible, and are LEATHER LIFE: CLAW 21 COMING IN NOVEMBER 2021 The next Virtual CLAW, VC 9, takes place April 9-11, 2021, and future Virtual CLAW events are planned as well. You can find more info on CLAW, the CLAW 21 weekend, and Virtual CLAW, at www.clawinfo.org. One last save-the-date note: Plans are already being made for CLAW 22, April 28-May 1, 2022—in Cleveland. Fern Connection Tile GIF. “ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
HIS LIGHT SHINES FOREVER Before reaching his 20s, Joshua Kloek seemed to know what he wanted to do with his life. “We had plans that he was going to be an attorney, and he wanted to be an attorney until he became a senior ,” said Josh’s mother, Rebecca Waggoner-Johnson. “So STRAP IN AND STRAP ON Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion. “Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager,Vincent Valcroft.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR (LITERALLY) The theme of this show will be the music of the great pop music divas from the 1950s to 2018,” Gurss says. “Audience members will compete for fabulous prizes and be highly entertained by this high-energy, high-hilarity season closer!”. For more information about TCGMC concerts, visit tcgmc.org. PFund-Digital-Medium-300x250---AprilMay2021. A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S SEX OPERA Photo by Dan Norman. Every so often there is an opera that will appeal to opera devotees and total newcomers to opera with equal delight. One such opera now plays at the Ordway where the Minnesota Opera has staged a dreamy and hilarious production of LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
FIRST GAY BLACK MAN ELECTED IN TEXAS, BEATS ANTI-LGBT 19 hours ago · The Los Angeles Blade reports that Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, a high school math teacher and graduate student who has lived in San Antonio since 2013, beat his former boss and incumbent in the runoff race for the San Antonio City Council, and with his victory, McKee-Rodriguez became the first out gay Black man ever elected in the state of Texas.. Read the full story at the LosAngeles Blade
COWARDLY THUGS BURN PRIDE FLAGS IN ‘DISGUSTING’ ACT OF 19 hours ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/vladm Pink News reports that the mayor of Waterford, Ireland condemned the “disgusting” thugs who set fire to two Pride flags flying outside council offices. Read the full story at Pink News OUR RIDES: WHAT IS “INFOTAINMENT” A few decades ago, we only turned on the radio to listen to music, news, and sports. If we were lucky, we would pop in a cassette, an 8-track, or a CD to play our favorite albums. How else would you listen to Sylvester or Tret Frue? There are only a few of us who remember these days. However, we A SCHOOL SENT A BOY TO A PSYCHOLOGIST FOR WEARING A SKIRT 19 hours ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/digitalista LGBTQNation reports that male teachers wore skirts to work last month in solidarity with a student who was pulled out of school and sent to a psychologist for wearing a skirt. Read the full story at LGBTQNation CROWDS OVERWHELM TEXAS BAKER WITH SUPPORT AFTER PRIDE 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/golubovy The Hill reports that Confections, a Texas bakery located in Lufkin, Texas, was "overwhelmed" with supporters and well-wishers last week after facing backlash for posting a cookie in honor of Pride Month in the U.S. Read the full story at The Hill NO, UGANDA IS NOT MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO BE GAY (AGAIN 1 day ago · Photo courtesy of BigStock/Micha Klootwijk Aljazeera reports that seven years after an act of parliament made homosexuality a crime punishable by death, the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda are at it again. Read the full story at Aljazeera BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS IN THE TWIN CITIES Black-Owned Restaurants In The Twin Cities. Margherita Pizza from Tommie’s. Photo by Holly Peterson. This month, Lavender thought it would be fun to highlight five of its all-time favorite Twin Cities Black-owned restaurants. Trust us, if there is any restaurant on this list that you have not yet been to, you are in for a treat. P.L. TRAVERS: A SPOONFUL OF SPECULATION P.L. Travers, author of “Mary Poppins,” was born Helen Lyndon Goff on Aug. 9, 1899 in the city of Maryborough, in Queensland, Australia, (not in England, as many assume). She moved to England in 1924, and used the name P.L. Travers, an abbreviation of her pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, which she used in her days as a dancer and RIDE REVIEW: CHEVROLET CORVETTE Response at the wheels is sharp and exacting. What will surprise many people is the ride quality in a Corvette. The C7 was designed to offer smooth and absorbent feedback from the road, regardless of condition. You do not feel rougher road conditions due to perceived firmness from the suspension, even in sport mode.LAVENDER MAGAZINE
e·man·ci·pa·tion noun the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political LAVENDER'S 2021 PRIDE @ HOME PARTIES Lavender’s 2021 Pride @ Home Parties. Home is where the heart is, and this year, it’s also where Pride resides. June 18-20, 2021. This year’s beneficiary: Clare Housing. Presenting Sponsors: Mall of America • RMIA Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Specialist • Robb Clasen – Thrivent Financial. Gold Sponsor: Steven ScottManagement.
“ROUND AND ROUND” Photo courtesy of Red Ribbon Ride “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, THE STORY OF ANDREW WILFAHRT The Story of Andrew Wilfahrt. One morning a couple weeks back, I stood at the bathroom mirror, mindlessly engaged in my morning ablutions. I love that word. Please use it in a sentence at some point in your day. Anyway, there I stood, brushing my teeth, slowly entering consciousness, as the unruffled voice of Minnesota Public Radio calmlytold
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