LinkOrganizers of the 15th annual Alphabet Soup Conference - named for the ever-changing array of acronyms assigned to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied groups - expected a snub from the state's socially conservative senior Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican, said co-director Mike Grewe.
However, some queer supporters of Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a self-declared ally, expressed disappointment at her office's refusal to extend the typically generic, mostly symbolic salutation to visitors from across the nation.
