The Gaze Guide covered the Horn Terrace National Night Out/Melissa Schmidt Memorial
But not one elected official who spoke on this campaign trail mentioned the officer's dedication to the GLBT community at the annual Pride Parade or Pride Festival, to the Out Officer's liaison group, or to the same Minneapolis Police Department which is one of the most progressive in the nation for providing support for the robust Out Officer's liaison group. EY: Gaze Guide mentions the DFL elected officials present at this event. Unfortunately, they failed to note that Mary Kiffmeyer was the only statewide elected official to attend. <snip> Gaze Guide gives kudos for Southwest Journal There was a young man there who looked like he might have fit the stereotype of a throw-away gay homeless youth who was obviously moved by this display of public grieving, there were staff from OUTFront Minnesota who have helped the Out Officers group form itself into a viable workplace alliance, there were openly Gay and Lesbian elected officials, but those who knew, kept it to themselves. The SW Journal neighborhood weekly newspaper demonstrated its premier status as one of the best neighborhood newspapers in the Twin Cities by not mincing words in its coverage of Officer Schmidt: "Schmidt was adept not only at representing the community as a whole, but also the gay and lesbian community, of which she was openly a part," it reported. ===================================== This is an example of where the gay press is still valuable. The mainstream media, and politicians avoided mentioning this part of Schmidt's life. If she had been involved with Pride, it seems that the Minneapolis elected officials should have been aware of that and mentioned that in addition to her other accomplishments. And just in case people are interested, Gaze informs us that: A memorial fund for Schmidt has been set up at P.O. Box 158, Dresser, WI 54009 Eva Young Near North Minneapolis, MN _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
