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Cover of Q Minnesota Issue 02, November 2026: Jana Shortal smiling in tortoiseshell glasses and a navy jacket, with the cover line I Know My 'Why'

In print · Issue 02

Jana Shortal Knows Her “Why”

Our holiday issue. In the cover story, I Know My ‘Why’, Jana Shortal on her commitment to truth, self, and community. Also inside: LUSH’s plan to become the nation’s first nonprofit LGBTQ+ bar and theater, An Ofrenda for Gabe, one fan’s road to Coming Out to a Lynx Game, thirty holiday shows in Stage Lights & Holiday Nights, gift ideas in DIY Holigay, and November’s Stage & Scene.

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