Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that he has joined a “coalition of attorneys general” in defending the “rights of gender non-binary individuals.” According to a press release from Ellison’s office, he is joined in the amicus brief by the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New…
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Senate DFL Introduces Slate of Identity Politics Bills, Seeks to Loosen Prevention of HIV in Blood Donations
The Minnesota State Senate plans to introduce 92 new pieces of legislation Monday, several of which are backed by the DFL, and focus on LGBT or race issues. Senate File (SF) 95, for instance, urges President Donald Trump and Congress to direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “revise…
Read MoreNew Minnesota IDs Allow Residents to Identify As ‘Non-Binary’
Under Minnesota’s new Real ID-compliant driver’s-license system, residents can now choose to identify as “non-binary” next to the sex category on new licenses. The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 in response to 9/11 to establish minimum security requirements for state-issued driver’s licenses, but Minnesota was one…
Read MoreOregon Forced Us to Close Our Cake Shop – Here’s What the ‘Masterpiece Decision’ Means for Us
by Aaron and Melissa Klein We are thrilled for our friend, Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop who recently won his case at the Supreme Court. Like Jack, we know what it is like to be treated unfairly by a state agency and mocked, threatened, and abused by critics. We…
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