Councilors seek to hear concerns and make local government more inclusive. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Participants in the the 2009 Duluth-Superior Pride parade in Superior display a 37-foot by 74-foot rainbow flag. (News Tribune file photo)
The Duluth City Council unanimously voted Monday night to establish a Nonbinary, Queer, Trans, Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex and Asexual Commission.
Sean Hayes spoke in support of the commission, saying it could prove useful, as Homophobia and transphobia are alive and well here in the Northland.
Evan Adams, too, spoke to the value of the proposed commission, saying: The creation of this commission is needed to address a multitude of disparities.
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Council read an ordinance which would establish the Duluth LGBTQ+ Commission.
December 15, 2020
DULUTH, Minn.- A new commission focused on the concerns of Duluth’s LGBTQ+ community was on the docket of Monday nights Duluth City Council meeting.
Council read an ordinance by President Gary Anderson which would establish the Duluth Nonbinary, Queer, Trans, Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex and Asexual Commission.
It would advise city administration and council on issues impacting that part of the city’s population.
Council President Anderson, an openly gay man himself, championed LGBTQ+ rights at the beginning of his career, including the eventual legalization of gay marriage which came in 2015.
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Duluth councilors discussed a wide range of topics on Monday night. Among them was whether to establish a commission to meet the needs of the LGBT community.
Community members who spoke out at Monday night s council meeting expressed their support for the LGBTQ+ commission, and for councilors putting forward the initiative. This commission is an essential resource not only to city staff, but also to our community in forming a better, brighter future for queer, trans and two spirit youth locally, said Courtney Cochran of Duluth.
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The goal of the commission is to advise the mayor, city council, city departments, and community at large about issues of concern affecting non-binary and binary queer, trans, two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, and asexual communities.