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Chris Kluwe signs with Oakland Raiders

Chris Kluwe's NFL career didn't end when he was released by the Minnesota Vikings.SEE ALSO: New Vikings punter Jeff Locke gave Chris Kluwe props for helping defeat marriage amendment Kluwe, 31, has inked a one-year deal to become the Oakland Raiders' punter. He'll be taking a pay cut -- his contract ... More >>

Chris Kluwe, Brendon Ayanbadejo to receive award for promoting equality in sports

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and Ravens linebacker Brendaon Ayanbadejo will be honored for their efforts promoting equality in major league sports this week by GLBT ally nonprofit PFLAG National. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue will present both players with the Straight for Equality ... More >>

Chris Kluwe to closeted NFL player: You have allies within the league

Vikings punter Chris Kluwe appeared on CNN this week to talk with Anderson Cooper about the same-sex marriage cases currently before the Supreme Court. A strong advocate for gay marriage rights, Kluwe said he was disappointed that court justices seemed to be leaning toward a narrow ruling in the Pro ... More >>

Chris Kluwe files Supreme Court brief opposing Prop 8

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief Thursday supporting same-sex marriage in the landmark Hollingsworth v. Perry case over the implementation of California's Prop 8. SEE ALSO: COVER: Chris Kluwe takes a stand Chris Kluwe's B ... More >>

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Chris Kluwe takes a stand

Vikings punter pries open the last closet in America: major league sports

Beastie Boys will fight for your right to wear Chuck Taylors

​Are you a stone Beastie Boys fanatic? Did you unironically have "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn" tattooed on your lower back? Do you need some shoes? Do you have $200 to spare? If all of the above things are true about you, then Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D have some news you might be interested in: they've ... More >>

Michele Bachmann signs hate group's anti-gay marriage pledge

Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus, heterosexual crusaders.​Shocking no one, Michele Bachmann signed a pledge from the National Organization of Marriage, promising to do everything she can to keep gay people from being happily married. In the recent past, Bachmann's gotten in a spot of troubl ... More >>

David Sedaris charms audiences, announces his favorite font at the State Theatre

Image by Hugh Hamrick​As was to be expected, it was a packed crowd at last night's appearance by David Sedaris at the State Theatre. The stage was dark and sparsely decorated with only a podium and two ferns, but that was all that was needed. When the humorist took to the stage, he had the audien ... More >>

Minneapolis is a test market for "I am a Mormon"

www.mormon.orgDo you know Mormons?​Know a Mormon yet? The Mormon church's PR campaign has hit Minneapolis, in the form of a bunch of TV spots of normal folk who talk about their cool lives--and then casually mention "I'm a Mormon."

Target's gay problem keeps getting worse [UPDATED]

mmtzjr69outEven less LGBT-friendly than you thought​Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel wants us to believe that when his company threw money into Tom Emmer's campaign for governor last month, it wasn't because Emmer's a raging homophobe, but because he's a raging pro-business tax-cutter.But Steinhafel's ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith: The extended interview

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Once you've finished reading today's cover story on Jeremy Messersmith, you might still be aching to learn more about the reserved, introspective, and talented singer-songwriter. Read on for additional quotes from my series of interviews with Messersmith that didn't make their ... More >>

All The Pretty Horses' Venus DeMars recounts glam band's history

7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

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