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Bulletin Board: A Running Tally of Posts From Other Sources

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My Quest Seeking Progress Since 1960

Lynette Malles shares her journey from civil rights America in the 1960s to Morocco to New York City feminist meetings to the Rising Moon lesbian commune and socialist organizations in the 1970s — back in Minnesota — to a labor union and now, living as a Marxist for 17 years.
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On Amazon Women and Sinister Wisdom

“It was a place where women knew they could come and be very welcome, and if they were lesbian, they could maybe find other lesbians or work written by lesbians,” Weiser says. “So many times I've had people come up to me and say, ‘It just saved my life [when I was] coming to town.’”
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Commentary: Dykes Who Watch Out For…

"Jonathan Ross did not kill Renee Nicole Good because he was afraid of her. He killed her because she was not afraid of him. We are dangerous because we care about our neighbors."
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Dousing My Heart With Hope for 2026

For me, someone whose work is about spreading a message of compassion and kindness for all, the idea that I might be arrested for speaking out against injustices hurled at my community is incredibly unsettling, to say the least. But despite all the trauma and fear, there is reason for genuine hope.
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Recognizing Four Other Changemaking Voices This Year

Changemakers recognition is usually given to people who tend to be unknown outside of their immediate communities, and who have not yet appeared in our pages. This year we wanted to give recognition to two people for lifetime achievements as they step into retirement (Sue Abderholden and Pamela Zeller), Nekima Levy Armstrong and the impactful Target boycott protesting their pullback from diversity pledges, and the PFund Foundation for trans health.
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Dodgeball Is Not Just for Gym Class Anymore

Although the games are intense, captain Sarah Mitzen says dodgeball is freeing. “All the anxiety, everything that I’ve been carrying and worrying about, turns off, and I’m completely in that moment.”
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“Mae West and the Trial of Sex” Documents a Forgotten—But Familiar—Chapter in American Censorship

As disheartening as it might be to watch familiar patterns play out on-stage, the ultimate moral of "Trial of Sex" is not that we’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes.
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COMMENTARY: Pine City Pride

It is easy to fear the unknown and to believe the worst of others when you do not know them.
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Pride in Rural Communities

Queer folks have always been in Southwest Minnesota. We are excited to celebrate the entirety of their identities in community together.
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Nancy Lyons: “You just need to care enough to show up”

"I want every queer kid, every working mom, every activist, every person who's ever been underestimated, to hear that you don't need a title or a position or a fancy business card. To lead, you just need to care enough to show up."
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How We Counter the Anti

To stay engaged, identify sustainable actions of micro-activism, or find a path that’s right for your energy and attention. Don’t pull away. Ignoring what is happening won’t make it go away.
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Panelists Talk About Bringing Authentic Selves to Work at Queermunity Event

As Verbeten said — encouraging folks to show up in political and community spaces — “just standing in your power, honestly being your true self, is also an act of rebellion and is very important.”
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Weaving Together an Art Practice

"Fiber arts are kind of like math; once you learn a skill, it doesn’t go away, just like addition or subtraction. You keep building on that skill to make other things. And that’s what I like about it. I can expand what I can make as I learn."
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COLUMN: Ellie Krug on Trans Advocacy With a Heart

"Humans are trans because they are wired in a way where their body doesn’t match their brain. Just like gay people are wired differently from straight people. And how left-handed people have different wiring from right-handed folks."
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