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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congrats @qminnesota.bsky.social on today’s launch! We’re so glad you’re here, and honored to be featured on your first day. Thank you for running this piece about our project and final two story collection events happening this month! @chrisdstedman.bsky.social qminnesota.com/community/we...

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Two Final Chances to Share Your Story of Queer Mutual Aid in Minnesota

Chris Stedman's We Help Us project has 100-plus stories of queer and trans mutual aid in Minnesota. Add yours Oct. 7 in Winona or Oct. 17 in Minneapolis.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s been an amazing experience, but we will soon be winding down the We Help Us queer and trans mutual aid story collection effort. Before then, however, we have two final events next month, and we’d really love to see you at one ❤️ chrisdstedman.substack.com/p/wrapping-u...

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Wrapping up We Help Us with two final events

A project update, plus: join us in Winona and Minneapolis next month!

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Final We Help Us event is October 17! If you've been waiting, this is your last chance to record a story for the project in person ❤️‍🔥

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us in October at @queermunitymn.bsky.social for our final We Help Us story collecting event, hosted with ISGH! Featuring intergenerational queer and trans storytelling, an opportunity to do harm reduction mutual aid with the Aliveness Project, free food + more RSVP at z.umn.edu/IntergenStor...

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (ISGH), National Center for Gender Health (NCGH), and We Help Us present

Intergenerational
Queer & Trans
Mutual Aid Storytelling

An opportunity to do mutual aid with the Aliveness Project!

Free food!

Join the ISGH 2SLGBTQIA+ Intergenerational Mingle and the We Help Us hotline for an afternoon of intergenerational storytelling, community, mutual aid, and oral history, where we will explore how and why members of our communities have taken care of one another over the years when institutions have failed to do so.

Queermunity
3036 Hennepin Ave,
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, October 17th 4-6 p.m.

RSVP at https://z.umn.edu/IntergenStories

We Help Us is funded in part by the Minnesota Humanities Center with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

LGBTQIA mutual aid happens all across MN, not just in the Twin Cities, which is why we’re so excited to share that we’re coming to Winona! Our next LGBTQIA mutual aid story sharing and recording session will be on 10/7. We hope to see you there for an afternoon of food, documentation, and community!

WE HELP US
Comes to
WINONA

Hear stories of LGBTQIA mutual aid and share yours for the We Help Us archives
Panel discussion, story recording, and food

Wednesday, October 7th 4-6pm

For location details, please contact Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Director, Dr. Mary Jo Klinker: mklinker@winona.edu

WWW.WEHELPUSMN.COM

This work is funded in part by the Minnesota Humanities Center with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Thank you so much, John ❤️

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I was hesitant to listen to it, despite all the deserved praise and awards, because I thought it would be very dark and painful and I've lost someone to suicide. But it's much more like a mystery to solve. AND about who we hold onto and how we do that. Highly recommended.

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Please know about the excellent limited run pod Unread by @chrisdstedman.bsky.social. It's about questions and mysteries left when his friend Alex died by suicide. It's not really about the enormous pain of survivors, more about the wondering. And about Britney. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Unread

Personal Journals Podcast · Daily Series · One December evening in 2019, Chris Stedman noticed a new message in his inbox from his friend Alex, sent at exactly 7 p.m. He and Alex hadn’t talked in a wh...

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I was proud to speak about how LGBTQIA+ people were out on the frontlines doing mutual aid during the occupation of Minneapolis and still are today. In addition to every patrol shift. I’ll never forget it and it meant everything.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Grateful for our amazing storytellers like @jchavezmpls.bsky.social at today’s @goodjudypods.bsky.social We Help Us event! Learn more about how to share your story of LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota for our project at wehelpusmn.com

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Thank you for sharing your stories of queer and trans mutual aid with us today! wehelpusmn.com

Two people sitting at the We Help Us table

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’ve had a great time planning this event with the wonderful folks at Family Tree and would love to see you there on 8/15. It’s free and open to the public, but please RSVP here if you can: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Switchboard: An Afternoon of Queer and Trans Mutual Aid Storytelling and Archiving.

Join Family Tree Clinic on August 15th for Switchboard: An Afternoon of Queer and Trans Mutual Aid Storytelling and Archiving. As social services and education systems continue to be dismantled, mutua...

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Join me next weekend for an afternoon of food, community, and storytelling at Family Tree Clinic! You’ll hear powerful stories of queer & trans mutual aid from @jchavezmpls.bsky.social, Josina Manu Maltzman, and Dr. Kelsey Leonardsmith, then have a chance to share your own for the We Help Us archive

We Help Us Hotline and Family Tree Clinic present
SWITCHBOARD
An Afternoon of Queer and Trans Mutual Aid Storytelling and Archiving
WITH
FREE FOOD!
Listen
Commune
Record Your Own Story
FEATURING STORIES FROM
Jason Chavez, Josina Manu Maltzman, and Dr. Kelsey Leonardsmith
SAT. AUG 15TH / 4-6 P.M. / FREE
Family Tree Clinic, 1919 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis _

Learn more about us at:
WEHELPUSMN.COM FAMILYTREECLINIC.ORG

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hope to see you at this event next month!

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Minnesota: join us next month for an afternoon of mutual aid storytelling and story archiving, free food, and community. August 15th at 4 pm at Family Tree Clinic. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We Help Us Hotline and Family Tree Clinic present:

SWITCHBOARD

An Afternoon of Queer and Trans Mutual Aid Storytelling and Archiving

HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR COMMUNITY?

FREE FOOD!

1. Listen
2. Commune
3. Record Your Own Story

FEATURING STORIES FROM
Jason Chavez, Josina Manu Maltzman, and Dr. Kelsey Leonardsmith

SAT. AUG 15TH / 4-6 P.M. / FREE

Family Tree Clinic, 1919 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis

Learn more about us at:
WEHELPUSMN.COM FAMILYTREECLINIC.ORG

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s heartening to see the reactions to this thread. If you’re looking for a way to support audio storytelling in the age of chat casts on video, I’m still self-funding my next narrative podcast series here, and every little bit helps: goodjudypods.com/index.html#support

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Details in their write up or in this post bsky.app/profile/chri...

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thank you so much for highlighting our event “How to Support Trans Youth” this Friday!

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I haven't mentioned it in a while but if you want to be a backer you can do so here: ko-fi.com/goodjudypods

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Support Good Judy Productions

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I've been working soooooo hard on this next podcast series and I can't wait to share it with you all one day!! I'm very proud of myself for aiming so big with this one while also funding it entirely by myself (via grants and my amazing individual backers)

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We’ve been collecting audio for our forthcoming series for more than a year now! When we launched the WE HELP US hotline last summer, we also began doing lengthy one-on-one interviews with individuals who are part of the story we’re telling + experts who could offer important context for that story.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

After, we’ll be collecting stories of LGBTQIA mutual aid for the @goodjudypods.bsky.social WE HELP US story project. Come for the conversation and stick around to share your story and help us document how queer and trans folks are taking care of one another in MN. Hope to see you July 10th!

SHARE YOUR STORY
FOLLOWING "AMERICAN TEENAGER" Q&A
WITH AUTHOR NICO LANG
WHEN: 7/10 6-7:30PM
WHERE: PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL
1900 NICOLLET AVE.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Pictured: Chris Stedman of Good Judy
WE HELP US is collecting stories for a project documenting
LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota. Recordings will be archived at the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota and may also be used in a forthcoming audio project from Good Judy Productions.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Minnesota: on Friday, July 10th I’ll be chatting with Nico Lang about their book AMERICAN TEENAGER: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. We’ll be discussing how you can show up for and support trans youth in Minnesota and beyond.

HOW TO SUPPORT TRANS YOUTH
AUTHOR NICO LANG AND CHRIS STEDMAN
IN CONVERSATION
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1900 NICOLLET AVE.
FRI., JULY 10 6 TO 7:30PM
THE HISTORIC 50-STATE BOOK TOUR FOR
"AMERICAN TEENAGER" COMES TO MINNEAPOLIS

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

We had the most amazing time at Minneapolis People’s Pride today - thank you to everyone who stopped by our table to say hello, learn more about our project, and record a story on our phone! wehelpusmn.com

Two people tabling at People’s Pride with a banner that says WE HELP US

Our phone with a sign that says RECORD YOUR STORY HERE

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Gonna be at Powderhorn this Saturday - come say hi and record a story for the archives!

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Come see us this Saturday at Minneapolis People’s Pride! We’ll be collecting stories of LGBTQIA mutual aid with our new hotline phone from 12-4 pm. All you have to do is come by and record a message with your story of queer and trans mutual aid. We can’t wait to see you there!!

June 27th, 2026
12-4 pm
WE HELP US @
MPLS PEOPLE’S PRIDE

We will be collecting stories of queer and trans mutual aid at this year's People's Pride.

Stop by our table to share yours!

Powderhorn Park
3400 15th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407

A picture of our audio recording phone and a sign saying “RECORD YOUR STORY HERE”

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New this year: for those who can’t or don’t wish to call our story hotline or attend one of our events, you can now submit a written version of your story of queer and trans mutual aid in Minnesota at wehelpusmn.com

WE HELP US

NEW IN
2026

Submit a written version of your story of LGBTQIA mutual aid!

Unable to call the line or come see us at one of our events? Just submit your story (300 words or less please) at:
www.wehelpusmn.com
and a local LGBTQIA voice actor will read it for inclusion in
our audio archive.

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The We Help Us hotline is open again to collect stories of queer and trans mutual aid! Call 1-844-WE-HLP-US to share your story for the @trettercollection archives and potential use in an audio series we’re making on LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota.

the
WE HELP US
hotline

WE'RE COLLECTING STORIES OF LGBTQIA MUTUAL AID

share yours by calling:
1-844-934-5787
visit wehelpusmn.com for more info

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It’s a pride month miracle!! I’m extremely moved and grateful to have been selected for a MN Humanities Center 2025-2027 Cultural Heritage Grant to support the expansion of my @goodjudypods.bsky.social oral history project on LGBTQIA mutual aid 🌈 More info here: www.instagram.com/p/DZn4Q1xFmhq/

Standing in front of a plaque that says “HISTORIC LGBTQ SITE” In Pine City, MN

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Oh, and just to be clear: I won’t be sharing any personal information from callers with funders. Just things like how many calls we got 🤗

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If you like this project and WANT TO SEE MORE like it - and have been meaning to call to share a story of mutual aid in MN - please consider doing so this week! 1-844-WE-HLP-US

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The line will STILL BE OPEN after this week, but I will only be reporting to funders the calls I got from last year through the end of February ‘26 ☎️

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If you’ve been planning to call the We Help Us hotline to share a story of mutual aid in Minnesota, this would be the PERFECT week to do so, as the grant period that funded it ends this month.

We're reopening...
THE WE HELP US HOTLINE

Help us document stories of mutual aid happening now in Minnesota
Call 1-844-WE-HLP-US
to share yours

More info at wehelpusmn.com

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Yes! Please call in to 1-844-WE-HLP-US to record stories of mutual aid in Minnesota from this time. Learn more at wehelpusmn.com

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The We Help Us Hotline — Good Judy

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We help us – and we’re not gonna stop any time soon. Please help us document this moment by calling 1-844-WE-HLP-US to share your story of mutual aid in Minnesota 💚

The WE HELP US hotline

We’re collecting stories of mutual aid

Share yours by calling:
1-844-934-5787

Visit wehelpusmn.com for more

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

In response to a great deal of ICE activity in our Minneapolis neighborhood of Longfellow, we are standing up for our neighbors who need immediate relief – and we’re asking for your help. Please help keep families in their homes this winter. Visit neighborrelieffund.org to learn more and donate 💜

Greater Longfellow Neighbor Relief Fund: Who we are, how we're helping, and how to receive support.

Who We Are: The Greater Longfellow Neighbor Relief Fund is a community-led effort supporting families and individuals across Longfellow and the greater region. While we're rooted in Longfellow, we believe anyone in need is our neighbor. If you reach out, we'll do our best to help.

What We Do: Funds raised go directly to essentials, including but not limited to: RENT / MORTGAGE, UTILITIES, GROCERIES, MEDICAL BILLS, LEGAL BILLS, EVERYDAY NECESSITIES. We work with schools, religious groups, and community members to help connect with those in need and quickly, safely, and securely distribute funds.

How To Get Support: We won't turn anyone away as long as funds are available. We only ask how much is needed and how to send it Email LongfellowAid@proton.me if you need support or are helping someone. Please do not include sensitive info such as full name, phone number, or address. We're still building our intake process, so thank you for your patience. NEIGHBORRELIEFFUND.ORG

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The incredible outpouring of mutual aid and community care during Operation Metro Surge got us thinking: we don’t want these stories and lessons to be forgotten. So we’re reopening the WE HELP US hotline to help document this moment in Minnesota. Call 1-844-934-5787 to share your story of mutual aid

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🚨 Attention: we’re beginning to wind down actively collecting stories through the We Help Us hotline, so if you’ve been meaning to call in and share a story of queer and trans mutual aid in Minnesota, now is the time! 1-844-WE-HLP-US ☎️ wehelpusmn.com

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Starting today we’ll be sharing a few voicemails we’ve received on the We Help Us story hotline, as examples of the kinds of stories you can share when calling in. Call 1-844-WE-HLP-US to share your own story of queer and trans mutual aid or community care! wehelpusmn.com

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to today’s story sharing and recording session at Quatrefoil Library today! We had such a great time learning from and about your experiences of queer and trans mutual aid, and documenting them for our project.

Group of people sitting in a circle sharing stories of queer and trans mutual aid.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

This is tomorrow! I’d love to see you there

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Minnesotans: Please join us this Saturday at Quatrefoil Library to share your story of queer and trans mutual aid for the Tretter Collection archives and potential use in our audio project! 3-5 pm at 1220 E Lake St in Minneapolis. Poster by Ted Martin 💚

THE WE HELP US HOTLINE
ALL ARE WELCOME
SHARE YOUR STORY OF QUEER AND TRANS MUTUAL AID FOR AN AUDIO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AND THE TRETTER COLLECTION ARCHIVES
SAT. AUGUST 9TH 3PM - 5PM
QUATREFOIL LIBRARY
1220 E. LAKE ST
MINNEAPOLIS MN

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Minnesotans: Please join us this Saturday to share your story of queer and trans mutual aid for the archives!

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

While our story hotline is taking calls any time, you can also come to an IN-PERSON story sharing and recording session we’re hosting at Quatrefoil Library on Saturday, August 9 from 3-5 pm.

THE WE HELP US HOTLINE

Sharing Stories of LGBTQIA Mutual Aid

Join us for an afternoon of story exchange, where attendees will share experiences of queer mutual aid (receiving it, offering it, or both). These stories of community care will be audio recorded for potential use in a narrative art project. Most will also be archived at the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies at the University of Minnesota, which is the biggest LGBTQIA archive in the upper Midwest and one of the largest in the country.

Hosted by Good Judy Productions, a new narrative podcast studio in Minneapolis, and Quatrefoil Library, the second oldest circulating LGBTQIA library in the United States.

SAT. AUGUST 9TH, 3 P.M.-5 P.M.
QUATREFOIL LIBRARY
1120 E. LAKE ST.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

visit wehelpusmn.com for more info

This project is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, both thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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Good Judy Productions @goodjudypods.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

While our story hotline is taking calls any time, you can also come to an IN-PERSON story sharing and recording session we’re hosting at Quatrefoil Library on Saturday, August 9 from 3-5 pm.

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Truly awesome research day yesterday at the Minnesota History Center for @goodjudypods.bsky.social

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Chris Stedman @chrisdstedman.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Thank you to the Aliveness Project for letting us put up this giant poster display for the WE HELP US story hotline!! Check out the fruits of our labor on their south facing wall next time you’re in Kingfield, and call the line to leave a story of LGBTQIA mutual aid in Minnesota ❤️

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