Twin Cities Pride

Queer Threads
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Queer threads: a weekly intergenerational craft night for LGBTQ people of all genders
what: a weekly craft night for knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, quilting, and other portable crafts
why: find community and camaraderie with other LGBTQ crafters
who: for all ages and genders. Kids are welcome, but childcare is not provided.
where: Quatrefoil Library at 1220 E Lake St Minneapolis.
when: Wednesday nights from 7-9 pm
accessibility: please wear a mask.
help us cultivate a welcoming group: crafting is for all gender identities and types of gender expression; ask for (rather than assume) pronouns; all types of yarn and materials, experience levels, and portable craft projects are welcome.

Coffee and Conversation
2025-05-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
HRC Minnesota invites all LGBTQ+ family and friends in the greater Northfield area for coffee and conversation. Connect with fellow Minnesotans committed to supporting LGBTQ+ equality and learn how you can make an impact through the Human Rights Campaign.

Tea Time for Transwomen
2025-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Aliveness Project, 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Tea Time is a peer support network for trans femme identifying individuals living in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. The mission of Tea Time is to offer safer spaces for trans femme folks, a highly vulnerable and stigmatized population. Tea Time offers various resources such as access to HRT injection supplies, a free PrEP clinic, safer spaces to discuss issues related to stigma and shame, issues around medical transition, sexual health, peer support, family issues, etc. We offer safer spaces for trans femme folks to learn how to live and thrive through a network of peer support and care.
Tea Time meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:30pm -7:00pm at The Aliveness Project located at 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409.
Contact Information:
Main Office: 612-822-9668.
Luna Maldonado: luna@aliveness.org
Tea Time Disscusion Topics

Name Change Clinic
Hormone Therapy
Safe Spaces
Coming Out
Community Connection
Dating / Love / Sex

NA Meeting: Queer, Trans, and Friends
2025-05-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Aliveness Project, 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) has an open meeting at Aliveness every Saturday at 10 am. It is focused on people in recovery who are queer, trans, and allies and is “open to any addict seeking recovery.”
For more info contact hanna@aliveness.org

Puzzling & Beats
2025-05-24 12:30 - 15:00 | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Brains, beats, and a whole lotta queer cheer — come play with us at Queermunity! To stay updated on future events please follow us.
https://linktr.ee/elevatetwincitites

Quatrefoil Game Night
2025-05-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States

Transgender Book Club
2025-05-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Transgender Book Club meets the fourth Sunday of the month from 1-2pm to discuss books by and about trans people. We welcome people of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds!
2025 Meeting Calendar:
1/26 Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
2/23 Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo
3/23 Bluff by Danez Smith
4/27 Pageboy by Elliot Page
5/25 Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio
6/22 We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow by Margaret Killjoy
7/27 A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
8/24 The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
9/28 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
10/26 Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
11/23 Marley’s Pride by Joelle Retener

Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group is a new community meetup for folks who have recently relocated to the Twin Cities. Drop by to meet new people, learn about local LGBTQIA+ resources, chat, and share your favorite Twin Cities discoveries! Locals, partners, and family welcome. Meetings hosted every 4th Wednesday at Quatrefoil Library.
Questions and information requests can be sent to TCTransplants@gmail.com

Stronger Together Pride Benefit Concert
2025-05-30 21:00 - 23:30 | Granada Theater, 3022 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Twin Cities Pride is currently facing a $200,000 funding deficit due to loss of sponsorships. To continue to fill the gap, we are planning the Stronger Together Benefit Concert and Dance Party [21+] hosted by Nina DiAngelo on May 30th at Granada Theater. We are excited to announce Richard Herod III with Car Guy Concierge as our presenting sponsor. They are graciously covering the costs of the event so that ALL proceeds will benefit Twin Cities Pride!
Find out more and buy tickets here!
Join us for an evening of performances with Beachboylos and Ryan Cabrera, followed by a dance party with DJ Shannon Blowtorch as we raise funds to show that the Twin Cities Pride community is stronger together!

Unabashed: A Joyful Celebration of Love and Pride
2025-05-31 - 2025-06-01 | Various Venues, MN, United States
Do’gooders MN is a group of people just like you who have come together to create community and try to make life a tiny bit easier for those individuals being targeted and disenfranchised by our current political situation.
LGBTQ+ couples are scared as this administration moves to take away protections for trans folks and strip away the fundamental right to wed the person you love. So…WE ARE THROWING A WEDDING!
Specifically, we intend to GIFT a mini personalized wedding experience to LGBTQ+ couples as part of Unabashed: A day-long celebration of LGBTQ+ love and pride!
If you are an LGBTQ+ couple interested in getting married, email us at unabashed2025@gmail.com
If you would like to be placed on our mailing list to receive additional details, or are interested in volunteering your time and talents, please email us at unabashedweddings@gmail.com

LGBTQIA+ Community Restorative Yoga Class
2025-05-31 10:00 - 23:00 | Srim Yoga, 1845 Stinson Blvd NE ste 103, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States
The mission at Srim Yoga is to create an inclusive, healing space where all communities including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC can access the transformative power of yoga. We are committed to equity, representation, and cultural respect, offering accessible wellness practices that empower individuals, nurture resilience, and foster community connection.
The Somatic Restore class is gentle and relaxing for all ages and body types. No prior experience is necessary. Join now; space is limited!

Drag Brunch at Blondette
2025-05-31 11:30 - 13:30 | Blondette, 527 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, 55402, United States
Drag Brunch is Coming to Blondette!
Join us on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 11:30 AM as the rooftop comes alive with lip-syncs, lewks, and laughter from the drag stars of POWER: Drag Revue. Doors open at 10:00 AM with first-come, first-serve seating. The show begins at 11:30 AM, featuring high-energy performances that are sure to dazzle.
Ticket price includes entry to the show. Food and beverages will be available a la carte, with a full brunch menu offered.
This event is open to EVERYONE so come join the fun! Please note: the playlist is upbeat and fabulous but may not be suitable for young children—parental discretion advised (PG-13).

Mazi: A Collection of Us – Together Show Opening
2025-05-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
Mazi: A Collection of Us – Together opens at the Pride Cultural Arts Center on May 31st 5pm-8pm.

Through the lens of photojournalist Sophia Hantzes and the timeless medium of film, Mazi documents the defining moments of our collective journey—acts of courage, protest and celebration. From Pride to Pulse, CeCe McDonald to George Floyd, this exhibit weaves our stories into a powerful reflection of Us.

Featuring the Mati—a symbol of protection and vision—Mazi honors both heritage and community. Join us. Witness Us. Together.

Mae West and the Trial of Sex
2025-05-31 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:30 | The Crane Theater, 2303 Kennedy St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Walking Shadow Theatre Company presents

Mae West and the Trial of Sex

by John Heimbuch
directed by Allison Vincent

at Crane Theater
May 31- June 22, 2025
Extra! Extra! Provocative Playwright Mae West Runs Afoul of Broadway Censors, Her Popular Play SEX Raided for Obscenity. Tammany Hall claims it was necessary to prevent West’s new homosexual drama, THE DRAG, from corrupting the youth of New York. The sultry starlet faces time in the slammer if she doesn’t amend her immoral ways and stop SEX at once!
Mae West and the Trial of Sex draws from court documents, newspapers, and West’s own plays to explore the overt sexuality and curious queerness of her rise to fame. Playwright John Heimbuch uses Mae West’s legal battle over censorship to show how queer representation became criminalized on stage and screen, cutting LGBTQIA+ people off from their past.
Before she was an icon of the silver screen, Mae West was a Broadway actress and playwright (under the name Jane Mast). In early 1927, while performing in her long-running melodrama, Sex, about a Montreal sex worker, West was developing a new play about Greenwich Village queer culture called The Drag. This play had a sympathetic view of homosexuality, and included a large-scale drag ball onstage, which worried the New York press and police. West became the target of a media campaign to clean up Broadway, culminating in a police raid of Sex. The resulting obscenity trial resulted in the closing of Sex and The Drag, ten days in jail for Mae West, and a new censorship law that prevented queer characters from appearing in the American theatre for the next 40 years.
Ticket Prices:
Tickets are pick-your-price: $30 – $70.
Ticket sales only cover a portion of what it actually costs to present our plays.
For ticket sales to completely cover our production expenses, a ticket would cost $50.
You choose your price! If you are able to pay the true cost of $50, we ask you to do so. Or, pay as little as $30, or choose a more generous amount and help support our accessible ticket program. A limited number of $15 Economic Accessibility tickets are available starting one month before the performance date, for anyone who needs to pay less, no questions asked. Limit 2 per order. Student tickets are FREE. Limit 2 per order. Available starting one month before the performance date.
All seating is general admission, though we’re happy to make accommodations or handle special seating requests.
Accessibility:
Crane Theater is wheelchair accessible.
ASL interpreted on Saturday, June 14 at 7:30pm by Nella Titus (NIC) and Maria Dively (NIC)
Audio Described on Sunday, June 15 at 2:00pm by Elana Centor.
Content Advisory:
This show is recommended for ages 16+ and includes adult language and dated references to homosexuality.
Health and Safety:
We do not currently require proof of Covid vaccination or masking. Covid policy is subject to change based on regional conditions and/or guidance. Please do not attend the show if you have tested positive for Covid-19 or if you are actively experiencing Covid-like symptoms.
Location and Parking:
Crane Theater is located at 2303 Kennedy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Parking and the entrance to the theater are located at the back of the building. Look for the yellow door. There is also ample free street parking available in the evenings.

Pride Exhibit
2025-06-01 - 2025-07-01 | ACCC Gallery at the Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN, 55318, United States
A gallery show dedicated to Pride-themed artwork: paintings, photography, glass, etc.

Cheers to Pride! 5K Run/Walk
2025-06-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Utepils, 225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
On June 1, participating locations across the Twin Cities will donate a percentage of their proceeds to support Twin Cities Pride’s year-round programming. It’s a fun and impactful way to celebrate Pride while helping sustain vital services and support for the LGBTQIA+ community all year long.
Join Twin Cities In Motion Ambassadors for a casual 5K run/walk on the trails along the Mississippi River. Return to Utepils afterwards and ‘cheers to pride’!
Sunday, June 112PM – Meet12:15PM – Run/Walk starts
Utepils Brewing225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN
Questions? Contact Allison Greenlee: allisong@tcmevents.org

Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity Group
2025-06-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity group is a joyful, embracing 21+ creative community for progressive aroace-spec (aromantic and/or asexual spectrum) and queer allies to share mutual aid and friendship; creative/artistic exchange; and learning, peer education & guidance across gender, age, income level, ethnicity & other lines of social difference. We gather at Quatrefoil monthly to socialize and discuss queer media.

Please email or text group organizer Amy Brooks at abbrooks77@icloud.com | (937) 901-9205

Fluidity
2025-06-02 15:00 - 2025-06-30 23:00 | Gambit Brewing Company, 141 4th Street E #LL2, Saint Paul, MN, 55101, United States
A group art exhibit of local LGBTQ+ artists celebrating Pride & Art.

To Have and To Hold: How LGBTQ+ Families Shaped the Movement for Marriage Equality
2025-06-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
This June marks the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that granted marriage equality nationwide. How did LGBTQ+ families help shape this historical moment — and what can we learn from that victory to inform the work ahead?
Join Family Equality, Jim Obergefell, and a panel of policy experts and outspoken change-makers for a special virtual panel highlighting the impact of LGBTQ+ family voices in the movement for marriage equality. Together, we’ll discuss the state of marriage equality ten years later, the power of storytelling, and the role that everyday LGBTQ+ families played—and can continue to play—in making history.
Our panel includes:

Frankie Frankeny, Creator/Director of the JustMarried project
Emily Hecht-McGowan, Family Equality’s former Chief Policy Officer (2010 – 2017)
Jim Obergefell, Family Equality board member and lead plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges
Luce M. Remy, Family Equality’s Vice President of Public Policy
Kinsey Woodson, Outspoken changemaker and individual named in Family Equality’s Voices of Children amicus brief

All are invited to attend this free event, although registration is required.

Sabbath Queen
2025-06-03 19:00 - 21:15 | The Main Cinema, 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
One Night Only • Tuesday, June 3 at 7:00pm
Post-screening Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski
ABOUT THE FILM
Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul—an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
Sabbath Queen joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace, ceasefire, and an end to the Occupation in Israel/Palestine. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.

Senior PRIDE Bingo and Brunch
2025-06-05 09:00 - 11:30 | Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303, United States
Come join us on 6/5/25 in St. Cloud MN:
Join us for the Senior Pride Bingo and Brunch event! This exciting event is about celebrating and honoring our amazing Senior LGBTQ+ Community. We invite Seniors and their Allies to come and enjoy brunch with fellow seniors in a warm and welcoming environment. We will begin the day with a Social Hour and Breakfast (9:00 to 9:30 AM), we will have a speaker from Outfront Minnesota (9:30 to 10 AM) and then play Bingo from 10 to 11:30 AM. We hope you will join us for this fun event!
We ask that you register, as we need a count for the breakfast

Opening Reception for Present Tense: A pop-up style gallery show amplifying Queer Artists of Minnesota
2025-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Gamut Gallery, 717 s 10th street, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States
This exhibition is not curated in the traditional sense. Instead we are opening our gallery walls for queer artists to share what feels most present and vital right now; through painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textile work, or wearable art. Whether rooted in protest, joy, grief, intimacy, or self-expression, we welcome bold visual storytelling and authentic perspectives.
Not every piece needs to be rainbows and resistance, but they certainly can be. We believe Present Tense will offer a powerful snapshot of what it means to live, create, and persist as a queer person in Minnesota in 2025.
We are opening our walls to the LGBTQIA+ community, literally! Artists are invited to bring their own work in the gallery during art drop off (May 26th 4pm- 8pm and Tuesday May 27th 12pm-4pm ). We will provide the gallery walls and the Gamut crew will hang the art. This is a first come, first served opportunity. Once the walls are full, we’ll stop accepting additional pieces, so early drop-off is encouraged.
We would be honored if you would share this opportunity with artists in your community.
Exhibition Details:
Location: Gamut Gallery // 717 S 10th Street, Minneapolis, MN
Exhibition Dates: Thursday June 5th – Saturday June 21
Art Drop-Off: May 26th 4pm- 8pm and Tuesday May 27th 12pm-4pm
Art Pick-Up: Thursday, June 26, 11 AM to 6 PM
Present Tense Events:

Opening Reception: Thursday June 5th 6–9 PM
Gamut’s 13-Year Anniversary Party: Saturday June 14th 3pm – 8pm
– Featuring live mural painting, music, and community gathering.

Men Having Babies 2025 Midwest Surrogacy Conference & Expo
2025-06-06 - 2025-06-08 | Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Known for its unbiased, comprehensive conferences for gay men, the nonprofit Men Having Babies (MHB) returns to Chicago in cooperation with The Center on Halsted for the annual Midwest Surrogacy Conference & Expo. If you are looking for assistance with surrogacy in the Midwest, we invite you to come interact and consult with gay dads, experts, and over 20 reputable gay-friendly agencies, clinics, law firms, and other surrogacy providers.
The program offers comprehensive guidance relevant to intended parents pursuing surrogacy in Chicago, the Midwest, and beyond, including:

The basics: medical, legal, and financial aspects of surrogacy
Surrogacy costs: budgeting & insurance considerations for surrogacy
MHB’s member resources, discounts, and financial assistance
How to benefit from Illinois’s new IVF benefits for gay men, and insurance coverage at work
Accessing benefits from employers

Join us and learn everything you need to know about surrogacy for gay men in Chicago and surrounding midwest areas, and meet participating providers that can help with your journey. Take a giant step towards your dream of fatherhood on June 6-7!

All-Inclusive Community Clothing Swap
2025-06-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake, MN, 55025, United States
Have clothes you want to get rid of? Or looking for some clothes for yourself? All are welcome at our first inclusive community clothing swap at Hardwood Creek Library!
If you would like to donate items for the Community Clothing Swap, please drop them off at Hardwood Creek Library during open hours from Monday, June 2, through Thursday, June 5. We can accept one bag of clean, damage-free, gently used clothing per person.
Whether you can donate or not, shop the swap on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No donations will be accepted on the day of the swap. Any remaining clothing will be locally donated or used for future library programming.
We are teaming up with Rainbow Wardrobe to intentionally provide a variety of clothing sizes and accessories for all members of the community.
