Minneapolis, MN

Yuen: Minnesota is about to get a new center for LGBTQ youth

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October 7, 2024

Yuen: Minnesota is about to get a new center for LGBTQ youth

At the time, Luca hadn’t spoken to many people about his queer identity, which he describes as an important but not outsized aspect of his life. Today he thrives in a socially welcoming charter school in Eden Prairie where, when it comes to gender identity and expression, “nobody cares — but in a good way.”

Still, he said, he loves being part of Queerspace, a place where says he can exist without judgment and find a friend like Kate, who is not his parent or teacher, therapist or peer.

“We’re able to have a lot of fun and joke around, but also have deep conversations,” he said. “Having advice from someone who’s lived longer than me is really important. After our hangouts, I’ve thought, ‘Yeah, that’s helpful. I’m going to use that.’”

A Queerspace celebration will be held Oct. 13, starting with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new center at 12:30 p.m. It will be followed by the organization’s annual Spirit Day festivities from 1-4 p.m., at 1936 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls. Music, drag queens and appearances from Mayor Jacob Frey and other elected officials and community leaders are planned. For more information, visit queerspacecollective.org.

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Hundreds take to Minneapolis streets in protest of Israel’s war in Gaza

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8 hours ago

October 7, 2024

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Hundreds take to Minneapolis streets in protest of Israel’s war in Gaza

MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of demonstrators hit the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Sunday to rally against Israel’s war in Gaza, a day before Israel marks one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.

“I thought last year would be a trend, people would stop caring, and that’s not true,” said Maysoon Wazwaz with American Muslims for Palestine.

Meredith Aby with the Anti-War Committee says she’s concerned about the U.S. sending weapons to Israel in a conflict that’s now left tens of thousands dead in Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry.

“I do know that the places that I’ve visited in Gaza have been destroyed,” Aby said.

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In August, the State Department announced the U.S. approval of $20 billion in weapons, fighter jets and missiles for Israel over the next several years.

“We really feel like Israel would not be able to get away with this genocide if the United States, in particular the Biden administration, wasn’t sending all these weapons,” Aby said.

Here at home, Aby says people in Minneapolis are worried about their family members in the Middle East, in a conflict that’s now expanded to Lebanon.

“They’re very concerned about whether or not their grandmother, their brother, their sister, their aunt, their uncle are going to be even living tomorrow,” Aby said.

Aby says they won’t rest until the U.S. completely divests from Israel.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara announced on Saturday that extra patrols will be deployed at the city’s synagogues ahead of the Jewish holy days and the commemoration of the Oct. 7 attacks in the aftermath of terroristic threats made against Temple Israel.

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7-year-old skateboarder struck in hit-and-run in Minneapolis

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16 hours ago

October 6, 2024

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7-year-old skateboarder struck in hit-and-run in Minneapolis

A 7-year-old boy was left with life-threatening injuries after a driver reportedly hit him and then fled the scene in north Minneapolis on Saturday night.

The boy was skateboarding near 33rd and Russell avenues N. near Cleveland Park when he was hit by a vehicle shortly before 8 p.m., police said.

Police responding to reports of a hit-and-run rendered medical aid until the boy could be takento Hennepin County Medical Center. No further information about his condition was available Sunday afternoon.

Police are still trying to determine what happened at the scene, according to a statement sent to the media. A vehicle description was not included in the statement. No arrests have been made.

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