November 4, 1991 - As voters prepare to go to the polls on November 5th to decide on gay rights ordinance repeal, MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the positions in the debate over human rights protection for gays and lesbians in St. Paul.
November 6, 1991 - Karen Clark, Minnesota House representative from District 60A, discusses legislative efforts at State Capitol to secure gay rights statewide. Clark also comments on local efforts; notably the gay and lesbian rights ordinance repeal in St. Paul.
November 6, 1991 - It wasn’t until 10 pm that bedlam broke out at the Prom Expo Center in St. Paul, election headquarters for Campaign 90s, the group supporting the ordinance. Unofficial results show the effort to repeal was defeated by a rather narrow margin of more than 4,000 votes. Included are reactions from Campaign 90s chair B.J. Metzger, Deb Schlick, Mayor Jim Scheibel, St. Paul city councilmember Dave Thune, Citizens Alert spokesman Bob Fletcher, Campaign 90's manager Susan Kimberly.
November 18, 1991 - MPR’s Gary Eicthen interviews Ann DeGroot, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council, about the public campaign efforts to have state legislature expand the Minnesota Human Rights Act to include gay and lesbians. DeGroot says educating is a key in developing support and building allies in the larger Minnesota community.
January 11, 1992 - Kim Hines, a local playwright, discusses her play "Who Was I The Last Time I Saw You? A Play in Four Lives." Topics in play include social issues in the Black and gay communities. Hines highlights two characters (80 year-old Mavis & 10 year-old Christy) and performs excerpts from play.
March 19, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the uptick in reported bias crime against members of the gay community. Roberts interviews Patti Abbott, a crime/victim advocate for the Minnesota Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), who details multiple reasons behind the dramatic percentage increase in reported incidents.
April 29, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews father/son police officers, Donald Banham and Don Banham Jr.
July 1, 1992 - MPR’s Dan Olson talks with Gleason Glover, retiring president of Minneapolis Urban League, about his tenure and decades long efforts in civil rights movement. Other topics include housing, cultural impacts, mentoring, education, and a developing diversity of population.
September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend & John Biewen present the documentary “No Jews Allowed.” In the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis enjoyed the dubious distinction of being one of the most anti-Semitic cities in America.
December 30, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the importance of 1992 for Minnesota’s gay & lesbian community. Roberts details how political and social attention during the year created momentum in furthering civil rights and social acceptance.