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Policies for LGBT community quietly pass in health reform bill

By Andy Birkey | 11.09.09 | 4:51 pm

While abortion politics dominated conservative opposition to the health care reform package that barely passed the U.S. House on Saturday evening, several measures in the bill that are beneficial to LGBT Americans largely went unnoticed — especially by conservatives.

Minnesota Family Council robo-calls offer hot phone anti-sex for the whole family

By Andy Birkey | 05.13.08 | 4:33 pm

Is the Minnesota Family Council talking to kids about anal sex without their parents’ permission? The Family Council conducted robo-calls throughout the Twin Cities over the last month in an effort to defeat a bill that would require…

Governor, legislators bow to religious right on sex-ed bill

By Andy Birkey | 05.08.08 | 11:17 am

A bill to ensure age-appropriate and science-based sex education curriculum in Minnesota schools was stripped from the Omnibus Education Policy bill currently being debated in conference committee. Offered in some form for the last eight years, comprehensive…