Minnesota for Marriage, the lead group advocating the marriage amendment has released a new television ad that warns that gay relationships could be taught in school if marriage is ultimately redefined.

Rolling Stone magazine takes an in-depth look at the Anoka-Hennepin School District's struggles with a sexual orientation discussion policy. Critics of the policy say it gives rise to bullied students and, ultimately, to teen suicides.

The new Duluth Flame Nightclub for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is a glitzy, stylish addition to downtown Duluth, the Duluth News Tribune reports. “I’d like to think that as a community we are beyond making an issue of whether or not it’s a gay bar,” Mayor Don Ness said. “It just seems like a very old-fashioned debate. Of course we welcome this business to Duluth.”

In five separate studies, Edward Schiappa has found that the presence of gay characters on television programs decreases prejudices among viewers. He said the shifts are subtle and do not convert bigots, but over, time, there is a snowball effect.

Gay marriage advocates, fresh from winning a fight over a constitutional amendment that would have banned same-sex unions, is already planning for what they say is the next logical step. State law still does not allow for gay marriage. They aim to change that.

A warrant has been issued for a mother accused of leaving three children in a hot car while she shopped for swimsuits at a Bemidji Target in June. Bianca Jean Hazelrigg, 21, of Bagley failed to appear before a judge Monday. According to the criminal complaint, Hazelrigg left three children inside her car with the windows rolled up in 88-degree heat, while one child was playing outside in the parking lot.

Planned Parenthood has thrown its weight behind efforts to defeat the ballot measures that seek to ban gay marriage and require voters to bring photo ID to polling places. The two measures are important to the people Planned Parenthood works with, MPR reports.