Minnesota
Issues
- Marriage
1997– Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment banned marriage for same-sex couples - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
Trial courts have granted second-parent adoptions - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity - State Nondiscrimination Laws
1993 – Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Statewide LGBT Organizations
OutFront Minnesota
http://www.outfront.org
LGBT Youth
Bridge for Runaway Youth
http://www.bridgeforyouth.org
District 202
http://www.dist202.org
Evergreen House
http://www.evergreenhouse.org
Face-to-Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc.
http://www.face2face.org
Family and Chidren's Service
http://www.famchildserv.org
YouthLink
http://www.youthlinkmn.org
Religious Organizations
Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian & Gay Concerns
http://www.bmclgbt.org
Lutherans Concerned/North America
http://www.lcna.org/
More Light Presbyterians
http://www.mlp.org
Campus Resources
Carleton College - Gender and Sexuality Center
http://webapps.acs.carleton.edu/campus/gsc
Metropolitan State University- St. Paul Campus - LGBT Resource Center
http://www.metrostate.edu/studentaff/glbt.html
Minnesota State University, Mankato
http://www.mnsu.edu/sldsl/lgbtc
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities - GLBT Programs Office
http://www.umn.edu/glbt
