October 4, 2026

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Sports & Recreation

Leagues, pickup games and the queer Minnesotans who show up to play.

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Sports & Recreation

Get in the Huddle

The Minnesota Gay Flag Football League is bringing Gay Bowl XXVI to the Twin Cities, sponsored by the Minnesota Vikings.

By Isaac Johnson

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Sports & Recreation

LGBTQ+ Sports Leagues in Minnesota

Twenty-two sports, dozens of leagues and clubs, from Stonewall Sports chapters to teams that play in national divisions. Here’s where to play in Minnesota.

By Randy Stern

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Sports & Recreation

The WNBA ‘felt like a lifeline’ for LGBTQ+ fans. Anti-trans attacks are testing that refuge.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s remarks opposing transgender athletes in women’s sports injected political debate into a league with no openly trans women players.

By Brooke Migdon, The 19th

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Stonewall Sports Fall Kickball Tournament

October 4, 2026
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