Equality

Global Collector's Edition Bottle Stoli® Vodka and The Harvey Milk Foundation are continuing their partnership with the launch of the limited stock Stoli® Harvey Milk Global Collector’s Edition Bottle, featuring art from Paraguayan artist Oz Montania. Stoli has worked with The...

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the findings of its sixth annual Accelerating Acceptance Study, a national survey among U.S. adults conducted using a sample sourced by Cint. The study...

In March, Gateway Men's Chorus will turn the discussion inward by hosting a musical conversation surrounding the prejudices and biases that exist within the LGBTQIA+ community. Ranging in topics from trans exclusion to dating "preferences" to the lack of intersectionality...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute have released their 6th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families and assessing...

This week, lawmakers in both chambers have powerfully stepped up to protect LGBTQ Missourians. Interested in LGBTQ legislation? Subscribe to our bill tracker. The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) has now been filed in both chambers with bipartisan support!...

Since the beginning of the legislative session, we have been monitoring and engaging with 14 anti-LGBTQ bills (subscribe to our list). In just the third week of session, Missouri makes headlines with 8 other states rearing an aggressive agenda to...

Dear Equality Supporter, We knew 2020 was going to be tough. As the legislative session is underway, we are facing an opposition aiming to hold back our equality. AND there is a team of legislators working with PROMO to make...

FX, on Tuesday, announced that an ambitious six-part documentary on six decades of the fight for LGBTQ rights in the U.S. — told by six different LGBTQ voices — is in the works. “Pride” is among a slate of new...

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, announced today its next president will be Alphonso David — the first person of color to helm the organization in its 39 year history. David, who is set to...

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced the findings of its fifth annual Accelerating Acceptance Index, a national survey among U.S. adults conducted on GLAAD’s behalf by The Harris Poll. ...

Dear Equality Supporter, We’ve closed out the 100th Session of the Missouri General Assembly. It has been an honor to take on this new role at PROMO this session. After starting in January, I packed up some stuff, grabbed...

On Wednesday, hundreds of chapter leaders from PFLAG—the nation's first and largest organization for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies—signed on to endorse the Equality Act, a federal bill that would add LGBTQ+ people to existing civil rights...

Dear Equality Supporter, As the end of Missouri’s 100th legislative session slowly approaches, I’m excited to tell you that two versions of the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA), HB 208 sponsored by Rep. Greg Razer and HB 350 sponsored by Rep....

Dear Equality Supporter, This past week, I testified against House Bill 837, proposed by Representative Hannah Kelly (R-141-Mountain Grove), which is a companion bill to Senate Bill 314. Both of these bills state that religious student groups at our public...

America’s leading employers are stepping up for LGBTQ workers even in cities and states that offer no protections to LGBTQ community WASHINGTON, D.C. - America’s leading companies and law firms are continuing to advance vital and increasingly rigorous policies and...

Last weekend, 12 St. Louis area volunteer leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) annual Equality Convention. The weekend began with HRC St. Louis volunteers, HRC staff partners, and members of the St. Louis business...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the U.S. House and Senate held a press event, on Wednesday, to introduce The Equality Act. The legislation amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation that would establish the nation’s first-ever federal insurance program for paid family and medical leave was reintroduced in Congress this week by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). The LGBTQ-inclusive FAMILY Act would...

WASHINGTON, DC - The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, is proud to announce Nashville Mayor David Briley has signed an executive order including NGLCC certified LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs) in contracting...

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in conjunction with the Equality Federation Institute, has released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI) - a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families, and assessing...