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Health Care is a Right

On May 24, the Trump administration released a dangerous new proposal to undermine civil rights protections in health care for millions of people across the country. Health care isn't a privilege - it's a right.…

2019 Legislative Summary

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 dog, and lived in Jefferson City during ...

Legislative Update: Final two weeks of session

Welcome to the final two weeks of the 2019 legislative session!. This past week has been a whirlwind. On Wednesday, I joined Washington University physicians, Dr. Rachel Presti and Dr. Rupa Patel, to support HB 167, a bill that will decriminalize HIV in the state of Missouri. ...

legislative update: MONA has made it to committee

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. Tom Hannegan and HB 350 sponsored by Rep. Greg Razer have been referred ...

Legislative Update: Defending LGBTQ Students

Dear Equality Supporter, This past week, I testified against House Bill 837, proposed by Representative Hannah Kelly, which is a companion bill to Senate Bill 314. Both of these bills state that religious student groups at our public universities in Missouri will have the same rights as ...

Legislative Update: Spring Break Issue

We’ve had a busy month following the Missouri legislature as they have started to actively file anti-LGBTQ bills. On February 19, PROMO hosted a lobby day at the Capitol, in which 70 LGBTQ and ally Missourians learned how to build and effectively share their stories with ...

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