Posts Tagged ‘Minneapolis’

Esera Tuaolo hosting Holiday Show benefit for St. Jude’s Hospital

One of the most beautiful Christmas carols I listen to every year is Esera Tuaolo’s version of Silent Night featuring only his beautiful voice and a ukulele. I’m hoping that will be part of the performance for Tuaolo’s Fifth Annual Holiday Show in Minneapolis benefiting St. Jude’s Hospital on Saturday, Dec. 10. The show, featuring [...]

Kye Allums’ mother claims death threats

As Kye Allums heads home with his George Washington University basketball team for the Best Buy Classic, his mother claims she has received death threats because of Kye’s revelation that he is transgender. In an interview with the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, Rolanda Delamartinez claims she fears for the safety of her family. “Perhaps Minnesota is [...]

Bingham Cup coming this June

Every couple months I start typing an address in my email and Mark Bingham’s name comes up. It’s been over eight years since I was last able to send him a message, but I can’t bring myself to delete the address. I was honored to be able to attend the Bingham Cup in 2006 when [...]

Bingham Cup headed to Minneapolis

Minneapolis has been chosen as the site for the 2010 Bingham Cup, the biennial gay-rugby tournament that honors United 93 hero Mark Bingham and has become the equivalent of the gay rugby world cup. The host team is the Minneapolis Mayhem RFC. The choice of Minneapolis marks a sign of strength and growth for gay [...]