50 years ago, Minneapolis redefined LGBTQ+ rights

50 years ago, Minneapolis redefined LGBTQ+ rights

It was likely one of the last pieces of city policy passed that winter, just before the New Year, a parting gift from a progressive city council. On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt a trans-inclusive LGBTQ+ non-discrimination ordinance. Fifty years later, the United States still lacks similar protections on a federal level.  Minneapolis was special in that the right people were there at the right time, said Seth Good…