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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One more thing. We hosted a variety of panels this year; if you couldn't make it, or just liked them so much you want to revisit, check out our Youtube channel for full recordings! 🔗 youtube.com/@TakingBackPride

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Thank you all for showing up and marching with us on Sunday at Taking Back Pride! While TC Pride continues to collaborate with the cops & corporations, we will continue to demand that Pride return to its radical anti cop & anti corporate roots! We hope you all had a wonderful Pride! 🌈

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

COMMUNITY OVER CORPORATIONS! Join us for the last press conference before our march this Sunday! We are still demanding no cops and no corporations at TC Pride. See you there! 📅Friday, June 26th ⏰11:00AM 📍Lucy Parsons Center 4100 28th Ave S

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This is TOMORROW! Spend your Saturday getting informed or ELSE!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This Sunday! Come make very cool and fun signs like these with us for our June 28th march!!!😚

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Our joint art build w/ MPLS People's Pride in anticipation for the 10th annual TBP March is coming up! Help us & our lovely comrades at People's Pride make banners, signs, & more that let TC Pride know cops & corps are not welcome!! Sunday June 21st, 1-4PM Studio P5 2482 University Ave W, St. Paul

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's pride month so show up and show out for our press conference 😤

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Panel, Q&A, & food. Come listen, bring your questions, and bring a friend! with speakers from @tcc4j.bsky.social @antiwarmn.bsky.social and more!!!!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us for a panel on precolonial LGBTQ+ identities & why they still matter today. Gender & sexuality looked different all over the world before colonialism & ppl have been fighting back against white supremacist patriarchy for centuries! 🗓 Sat 6/20 2:30PM 📍 New City Center, 3104 16th Ave S, MPLS

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Come hear why YOU should get involved in OUR movement! Don't fall for co-optation attempts that could lull you into complacency. Trans & queer rights are under attack and we need to stand up and fight back! Your place is in the movement! 📍Lucy Parsons Center 4100 28th Ave S, MPLS 🕡 June 10th 6:30PM

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Pride belongs to the people, not to corps that fund our oppression! Community over corporations!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join us for a press conference on why anti-queer corporations should not be Pride sponsors. We're coming together to demand our community not be bought, branded, or sold back to us! 📅 Wed, 6/10 🕐 1pm 📍 Strive Bookstore, 825 Nicollet Mall #160 MPLS

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

TBP's goal is to restore the history of pride to TC Pride & all Pride events. Get ready to march with us to demand NO cops and NO corporations at TC pride!!!!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New to TBP and wondering why we march? Taking Back Pride is a response to the corporatization of Pride & the refusal of TC Pride to listen to community demands to remove cops from an explicitly anti-cop event. Stonewall was a protest against police brutality & violence led by a Black trans women.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The countdown to our 10th annual march against cops & corps at TC Pride is on 😤 TBP & our comrades at @mn50501.bsky.social @antiwarmn.bsky.social @tcc4j.bsky.social @j-f-a.bsky.social @wamm-mn.bsky.social + more will be marching on June 28th at 10am! Join us at 6th St N btwn Hennepin & First Ave!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Also please keep an eye out for our upcoming events and share our socials (@takingbackpride on insta, Taking Back Pride Coalition on fb) with your friends to keep them up to date! ⋆˙⟡♡

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out on Saturday to support us, and to all of you who showed us love even if you couldn’t make it! We could not do this without the help of amazing folks like y’all, and it just acts as a reminder that gay people get shit done and can get down 🔥

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We demand our elected officials commit the resources necessary to protect the rights and autonomy of those seeking refuge in MN. Follow MNAAC’s trans refuge campaign on insta at @mn_aac with @tcc4j.bsky.social @wamm-mn.bsky.social @antiwarmn.bsky.social @j-f-a.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The lack of accountability from the officers who so frequently commit transphobic acts — or fail to act in defense of trans residents — and the departments that protect them, have been & continue to be a threat to these vulnerable communities. The time to protect our trans neighbors is now.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

At TBP’s May 20 press conference, MN Abortion Action Committee (MNAAC) explained how MPD Officer Ryan Calhoun’s transphobic harassment of Catherine Doe at her workplace highlights the need for state sanctuary laws that protect transgender transplants in MN, & for community control of the police.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This Sunday!! We want anyone in the trans community to come picnic with us & the MN Abortion Action Committee (MNAAC)!!! Learn about their trans refuge campaign, meet new people, grill & chill, and plug in to local resources and orgs fighting for trans rights and liberation! Minnehaha Park 5-8PM

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Tag your friends to let them know where they can find you this Saturday!!!🥰🌈 If you can't come, but want to buy a ticket as a donation to support our work, we would really appreciate it! Ticket RSVP/donations at bit.ly/tbp2026party or link in bio

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Taking Back Pride presents: Karaoke & Dance Party fundraiser

Join us Saturday May 30th at Lucy Parsons Center 7 pm for some Karaoke and dancing to help raise funds for this years protest March!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Only 4 DAYS LEFT till our annual Pride fundraiser kickoff party! Join us for food, karaoke, and a fun time w/ your queer comrades this Sat, May 30 at Lucy Parsons Center to help support our work to get cops & corporations out of Pride! ~cash bar & food truck~ 7-9pm Karaoke 9-11pm Dancing w/ DJ RØ

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Palmer highlighted that while state laws are making MN a refuge for trans people relocating here, local police misconduct actively threatens that safety. We stand in solidarity with Catherine Doe & demand justice Follow CAT on insta: @cat_mpls @mprnews.org @kstptv.bsky.social @kare11.bsky.social

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We are demanding accountability for MPD Officer Ryan Calhoun following his hostile attack on a trans security guard, Catherine Doe. At a press conference on May 20, June Elizabeth Palmer from Communities Against Transphobia (CAT) exposed MPD’s track record of harm against the transgender community.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We refuse to be quiet when our community members experience harm at the hands of the police! Jae of TCC4J @tcc4j.bsky.social spoke about why TCC4J and TBC demand community control of the police and cops out of pride. CPAC Now! @kstptv.bsky.social @kare11.bsky.social @startribune.com @mprnews.org

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Lack of press won't silence our message or support for our community! Community members, supporters, and city council members gathered for our press conference on 5/20/26 to show solidarity with Catherine Doe, who experienced transphobic harassment by an off-duty MPD officer while working in 2024.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

NOTE: Our Recapturing the Movement Panel has been rescheduled. Stay tuned for an updated time and date!!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Join us tomorrow at 2pm for a press conference addressing how transphobia within MPD isn't new, and why we march every year. When trans women are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! with @tcc4j.bsky.social

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

PRESS CONFERENCE Wed May 20th, 2pm MPLS City Hall 350 S 5th St TBP stands in solidarity with Cathrine Doe, a trans woman who faced transphobic harassment by an off-duty MPD officer while doing her job. We know these incidents are not isolated, which is why every year we demand NO COPS AT PRIDE!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Three days away! Come this Sunday to Backstory Coffee in St. Paul to shop over 10 local Queer and BIPOC vendors. Find a new plant for your home, refresh your wardrobe, and make some new friends in the community! Deets: Sunday, May 17th 10-3PM Backstory Coffee Roasters 432 Wabasha St S., St. Paul

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Make signs, banners, buttons and more to prepare for our march while connecting with community members through crafting! *The Fiber Hearts Craft Club is a craft club for organizers and activists in the twin cities!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Don’t forget to grab your paintbrushes and join us this Friday for an art build in collaboration with the Fiber Hearts Craft Club, open to anyone who wants to get in on making protest art with us! Friday, May 15th 6:00pm - 9:00pm Lucy Parsons Center 4100 S 28th Ave S, MPLS

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We’ve still got a full May ahead of us! Join us for an art build or clothing swap next week, stop by our Karaoke Dance Party Fundraiser at the end of the month, and mark your calendars for more fun events leading up to our June 28th protest march! More info to come; check our socials for details!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

TBC wants to restore the history of pride to TC Pride and all Pride events!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

TBC is a response to the corporatization of Pride and the refusal of TC Pride to listen to community demands to remove cops from an explicitly anti-cop event. The Stonewall Uprising was a protest against police brutality and violence that was led by Black trans women.

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Save the date for our 10th annual march against cops and corps at pride on Sunday June 28th! Get ready to march with us to demand NO cops and NO corporations at TC pride! Time and location details TBA- keep an eye out for updates!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Don’t forget to join us THIS FRIDAY at 6:30pm for our War Propaganda & Pinkwashing panel to learn why we march against using LGBTQ+ rights as an excuse for war and occupation in Palestine and Iran! Friday, May 8th 6:30pm New City Center 3104 16th Ave S MPLS with @antiwarmn.bsky.social !

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

TBP is committed to creating a safe, accessible, and inclusive environment. As we prepare for our march in June, please let us know via our Accommodation and Interpreter Request Form what would be helpful for you at our march and events leading up to it. Link to form! linktr.ee/takingbackpride

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

For more info, DM us on Instagram @takingbackpride or email teeny@backstory.coffee with “Out of the Closet event” in the subject line by May 5th!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Instead of a vendor fee, we are asking vendors to support Taking Back Pride’s Out of the Closet fundraiser by donating a portion of their proceeds! You supply your own table & chairs, though if that is a barrier, reach out and we will see how we can help!

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Take Back Pride Coalition @take-back-pride.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Taking Back Pride is looking for Queer and BIPOC vendors for our upcoming Out of the Closet Clothing and Plant swap! Please read below for more information: Taking Back Pride is a Black and trans-led annual protest of the continued presence of cops and corporations at Twin Cities Pride.

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