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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA), which would add LGBT protections to Missouri's Human Rights Statute, will be heard by the Missouri House Civil and Criminal Proceedings Committee on Wednesday. Introduced by Rep. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia),...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Springfield News Leader Editorial Board, today, published a scolding rebuke of the voters who opted to repeal the city's LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance this week. On Tuesday, Question 1 passed by a slim margin, thus scrapping...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Missouri's third largest city went down to defeat tonight as voters narrowly affirmed Question 1 by a margin of just three percent. With a little over 97 percent of votes tallied, 15,347...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A bill proposed by a Missouri lawmaker that would allow Christian groups to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation on college campuses is being heard today in the Missouri Capitol by the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...

CHICAGO - Sayer Andrew Johnson, founder and president of the St. Louis based Metro Trans Umbrella Group, was honored as a member of the Trans 100 during ceremonies held last night. The Trans 100 aims to provide an...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Mirroring a wave of anti-equality efforts in state legislatures and cities across the nation, opponents of a recently passed LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Missouri's third largest city are asking voters to repeal the law on April 7. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - At least four southeast Missouri Presbyterian churches have received letters threatening to burn their buildings to the ground following Presbyterian Church USA's decision last week to amend its constitution to perform same-sex marriages. KFVS Reports: ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Tax commission has denied an application for a personalized license plate supporting the LGBT community because it carries “a sexual connotation.” John Keefe applied for the personalized plate “LGBTALY” (or LGBT Ally) to show his...

ST. LOUIS - Dozens gathered beneath the Grove sign at the corner of Manchester and Sarah today to participate in The Metro Trans Umbrella Group's first "Love Conquers All" campaign. The brainchild of MTUG Secretary Rae Larson, the action...

CHICAGO – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner met with LGBT leaders for the first time today committing his administration to strict enforcement of non-discrimination laws and leaving the door open to new initiatives to protect Illinoisans who experience unequal treatment. ...

Recently released data analysis from Gallup shows that 3.6 percent of the St. Louis metro population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Results for the Gallup poll, which puts St. Louis' LGBT population at 6,912, were based on...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri is adding to the wave of anti-equality legislation being filed across the country with the introduction of eight bills targeting the LGBT community thus far this legislative session. They are: HB 104 [Rep. Elijah Haahr (R...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa state Senate has passed a bill that would ban mental health providers from practicing therapy aimed at converting the sexual orientation of a minor. The Senate voted 26-24 Tuesday along a straight party...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A notable group of Illinois mental health, medical and academic organizations have signed a letter released today in support of the Illinois Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act which would ban so called conversion therapy of lesbian, gay, bisexual...

Lights! Camera! Action! The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, will be taking over the Tivoli Theatre, April 19-23, 2015. Founded in 2007 to fill the void left when SLILAG (St. Louis International Lesbian and...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - A Missouri legislator has introduced two bills aimed at restricting public restroom use by transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. State Rep. Jeff Pogue (R-Salem) filed the legislation Thursday that opponents call "harmful," "demeaning" and an...

A co-founder and former board member of The LGBT Center of St. Louis received some special recognition from President Barack Obama Monday morning in Washington, D.C. TECHLI reports that President Obama recognized LaunchCode candidate LaShana Lewis as part of...

CHICAGO – An online petition was launched yesterday by a coalition dedicated to fighting so called conversion therapy of LGBT youth in Illinois, urging state lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to support legislation banning the practice. The petition, which...

Hundreds of businesses in both Arkansas and Nebraska have signed a pledge with the Human Rights Campaign to advance workplace equality for members of the LGBT community. The HRC, the nation’s largest LGBT rights group, unveiled its “Equality is...

ST. LOUIS - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, is calling on community members to take action against SB555, introduced by Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) last week. PROMO writes: Senate Bill 555 would make it a crime to issue...