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.   ...

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 LG...

This week, lawmakers in both chambers have powerfully stepped up to protect LGBTQ Missourians. Interested in LGBTQ legislation? Subscribe to our bill tracker.     ...

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 res...

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 real progress on...

St. Louis and Columbia have once again earned a perfect score in the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, in partnership w...

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.   ...

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.   ...

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 be...

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 my d...

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 ...

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 b...

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 group...

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 increa...

Last weekend, 12 St. Louis area volunteer leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) annual Equality Convention.    ...

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 sexual...

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 LG...

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 Enterpri...

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 peo...

As the incoming pro-equality U.S. House sets its sights on the Equality Act -- crucial federal legislation that would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity -- recent polling from...

New partnership with Presente expands HRC’s commitment to ensuring protections for LGBTQ workers across the Latin American region   LIMA -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest lesbian, ga...

Longtime LGBTQ allies and advocates Judy and Dennis Shepard will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) at the organization’s sixth annual Time to THRIVE Conference on February 15-17, 2019 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, Califor...

Responding to a rising tide of legislative and administrative attempts to further marginalize transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people — including a recent report by the New York Times on administrative efforts to erase transgender non-...

Today, October 11, is the 30th anniversary National Coming Out Day — a now internationally observed day to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness of the LGBTQ community and its achievements.   ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day (NCOD) next Thursday, October 11, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — is ...

The new model policy is an updated version of a policy NCTE and GLSEN released in 2013.   In our continuing efforts to make sure every school is a safe and inclusive environment for all students, the National Center for Transgender Equality an...

Lambda Legal, on Friday, added its voice to the chorus of praise for AB 2119, which was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown. His signing of the bill made California the first state in the union to explicitly guarantee gender-affir...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday night at the 22nd annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Dinner, the 47th Vice President of the United States Joe Biden addressed thousands of HRC members and supporters from across the country and around the world...

Dinner raises funds for the fight for LGBTQ equality, will be held Saturday, September 15   WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights orga...

Virginia Delegate Danica Roem and Candidate for Nevada Secretary of State Nelson Araujo to speak   WASHINGTON, DC -- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights...

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday issued the most affirming judicial opinion about transgender people I’ve ever read.   ...

Iconic Gothenburg Trams Repainted for LGBTQ Rights GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - To celebrate diversity and give room to the LGBTQ community in public space, Västtrafik, the Swedish transport service agency, has invited young artists to repaint six of Gothen...

Ending the Month in Complete PRIDE Dear Equality Supporter; Happy last day of Pride Month! We believe that Pride is a time to honor those who came before us and made it possible for us to be where we are today. It is a time to celebrate each other,...

This past weekend, Washington University in St. Louis hosted the 11th annual Midwest LGBTQ Law Conference. Organized by OUTLaw, the gathering provides an opportunity for law students, professors, practitioners, judges and others to come together...

  Missouri schools didn't make the cut when Campus Pride announced yesterday the 2015 Campus Pride Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities. For seven years, the listing has highlighted the most LGBTQ-inclusive colleges and universit...

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the weeks following the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a legal right nationwide, a new poll by Gallup indicates that nearly six in ten Americans (58%) think “gay marriage should be valid.” ...

  The Culture Wars are really over. Most Americans believe gay people should marry, abortion should be legal, contraception readily available. So, what is a lost culture warrior to do? ...

  A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support marriage equality for same-sex couples, and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to ban same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released Thursday. &...

  The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments next week in a landmark case on same-sex marriage, but most Americans already have made up their minds: There’s no turning back.   ...

The Refuse to Repeat campaign officially kicked off this month with the goal of raising $100,000 in just 100 days thru July 15, 2015 to support LGBT equality on the state level.   ...

  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both houses of Congress on Thursday introduced legislation to promote LGBT human rights as a priority in U.S. foreign policy.   ...

  WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama White House was again the setting of history this morning as the president signed a sweeping executive order protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers from job discrimination.   ...

  Marriage Equality victories in the courts continues its unbroken record in a string of over 20 cases that now includes today’s Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry in Oklahoma. This was the second ru...

  Dozens of civil rights organizations and a group of Democratic lawmakers have signed letters this week asking President Barack Obama not to exempt “religiously affiliated contractors” from a planned executive order protecting LGBT employees...

  Support for the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA) MONA continues to grow as 500 Missouri-based companies from across the state, including two of the Fortune 500, are now voicing their support for workplace protections.&n...