PROMO, Missouri's Statewide LGBTQ Advocacy Organization

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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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Tell Missouri Legislators to Pass MONA!

LGBTQ Missourians need to be protected from discrimination. The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights Act, which currently prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations for other protected categories, ...

Help Us Reach Our 2018 Goal

All contributions to PROMO make a significant impact in Missouri. Whether you donate $5 or $500, every little bit helps. While we have seen our own challenges in our state, we have an opportunity to leverage these challenges into progress as long ...

Legislative Session

PROMO has an active presence lobbying at the Capitol. Lobbying is simply an effort to win the support of legislators or other public officials for a position on a piece of specific legislation or a specific legislative proposal. Our goal ...

Blog

#StopTheBans

In the final days of the legislative session, Missouri passed one of the most extreme bills in the country, following the lead of states like Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, and Alabama. House Bill 126, known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” would ban abortion as early as eight ...

How the Department of Justice’s Guidance is a License to Discriminate
You are beautiful. Let’s just start with that. Take ...

It Is Critical for PROMO to Have a Presence at the Capitol
“Investigate, Agitate, Legislate” -National Consumer’s League founded in 1899 This ...

Sen. Ed Emery’s Unfortunate Guide to Being an Ally
This past Friday, Sen. Ed Emery spoke at a meeting ...