Ann DeGroot
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- Ann DeGroot leaves OutFront Minnesota after 20 years at the helm
All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Ann DeGroot, outgoing executive director & co-founder of OutFront Minnesota. DeGroot shares her thoughts on the most impactful things to have happened in the gay and lesbian movement over the previous two decades.
- Attempt to force Minnesota Senate vote on gay marriage ban fails
MPR’s Michael Khoo reports that the Minnesota Senate upended an attempt to force a vote on a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages. The legislation would allow voters to decide whether to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
- DFL Senate committee defeat proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage
MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on a committee vote in the DFL Senate defeating proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage. That measure would allow the voters to decide if the Minnesota Constitution should ban same sex marriage and any legal equivalent. The committee did approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the courts from forcing the Legislature to define gay marriage, as the Massachusetts Supreme Court has done.
- Ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota?: A Midday discussion
Midday presents a report and conversation regarding Minnesota lawmaker’s debate of a bill that could lead to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The constitution would state: "Only the union of one man and one woman will be recognized as a marriage in Minnesota."
- Governor Ventura's decision to look into providing benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian state employees
Tom Neuville, Republican State Senator; and Ann DeGroot, director of Out Front Minnesota discuss Governor Ventura's decision to look into providing benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian state employees.
- Ann Degroot on Gay Pride Festival, U.S. AIDS appointment, and military ban
MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Ann DeGroot, local LGBT acitivist, about Gay Pride Festival, appointment of a U.S. AIDS czar, gays in the military, and the term ‘family.’
- Ann DeGroot discusses state gay rights efforts
MPR’s Gary Eicthen interviews Ann DeGroot, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council, about the public campaign efforts to have state legislature expand the Minnesota Human Rights Act to include gay and lesbians. DeGroot says educating is a key in developing support and building allies in the larger Minnesota community.
- Views on gay and lesbian discrimination in Minnesota
MPR’s Dan Olson takes a look at gay and lesbian discrimintation in Minnesota and the opposing viewpoints on expanding Minnesota Human Rights Act or various city ordinances that include protections for the gay and lesbian community.
- Ann DeGroot and Robert Jacobson on gay rights and Minneapolis police
MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Ann DeGroot, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council; and Robert Johnson, a social activist. DeGroot and Johnson discuss the push to create better community relations between gay and lesbian community and Minneapolis Police Department.
- Results of a lesbian and gay survey in Twin Cities
MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on a survey put forth to the lesbian and gay community in the Twin Cities. The results detailed feelings on own’s sexual identity, discrimination, youth counseling, and domestic partners protections.
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