I have a Somali-American woman in the Twin Cities, and I'd like to make her some sort of Muslim faith leader, but I don't know where to begin. I've read a lot of stargazer's blog, and I've Googled variations on "Muslim faith leaders women" and "female Muslim religious leaders." I got a lot of stuff for Muslim women by Muslim women, which was ( Read more... )

This isn't exactly a little detail, but I would be very grateful for any info on how children of openly LGBT parents were treated in the public school systems in the suburban Midwest (specifically Minneapolis) around 2000 - 2010. Research, well, it's not something you can easily Google, but my main experience is that I'm queer, and I've lived in ( Read more... )

I'm not really sure how to look for this, but I figured someone here might know ( Read more... )

Background: My character, a sixteen year old boy, and his family will be going to Rochester, Minnesota, to see his aunt at the Mayo Clinic. The aunt is currently an outpatient, but during his visit, she will be taking a turn for the worse and be admitted as an inpatient ( Read more... )