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| Region | Minnesota |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds. Additionally, the city of Benson criminalizes a person appearing in a street or public place in a "dress not belonging to his or her sex" in its General Offenses Act but doesn't state a penalty and appears unenforced in practice. |
| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/benson/latest/benson_mn/0-0-0-3548 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on possible criminalisation of crossdressing in Benson.
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| Description | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds. | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds. Additionally, the city of Benson criminalizes a person appearing in a street or public place in a "dress not belonging to his or her sex" in its General Offenses Act but doesn't state a penalty and appears unenforced in practice. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/benson/latest/benson_mn/0-0-0-3548 |
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edited by UnknownMiles. No de facto censorship.
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| Description | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds, introducing a new form of de facto censorship. | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds. |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Reverting to revision #58160: varies by region for a state should only be used when something is effected at a citywide, countywide, statewide, or otherwise significant jurisdictional level. However, if a school district were to introduce censorship, varies by region would not be applicable.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No censorship |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | No censorship |
edited by HelloWorld94. it now varies, as supreme court ruling allows for some discrimination
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No censorship | Varies by Region |
edited by HelloWorld94. new supreme court ruling overrules any prior laws
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| Description | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. However, a 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling now requires all public schools nationwide—including in Minnesota—to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive instruction on religious grounds, introducing a new form of de facto censorship. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info about repeal of previous censorship law.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Description | There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. | In 2023, Minnesota repealed a 1993 law that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions" or present it as an acceptable lifestyle. Since then, there are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/table2?full=363A.27 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/52/laws.19.72.0#laws.19.72.0 |
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created by Notdog1996
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota. |
| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws |