Missouri’s legislative session began yesterday. In addition to the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) filed in the Senate, three blatantly anti-LGBT bills have also been ...
This week (November 14-20) is Transgender Awareness Week, a time to bring attention to the issues that the transgender community continues to face by educating ...
In the next series of posts under the Missouri Case Study, we will walk through the approaches we have taken on engaging hospitals on the ...
As the new Manager of Public Policy, I am excited to start our conversation about how local and national policies impact your life and the ...
Happy LGBT Health Awareness Week! Several things are happening at the federal level that impact the health of LGBT Missourians, including religious refusals, healthcare, and ...
Different populations of people often times have different health care needs. A 2012 report by the Missouri Foundation for Health identified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...
My name is Samati Niyomchai. I am many things: Thai, American, Buddhist, male, a social worker, a talented cook, a dog owner, a runner, an ...
This evening, the City of Clayton's Board of Aldermen introduced and passed an ordinance to create a domestic partner registry for the City.…
Today, September 18, is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. The need for such a day is not lost on those who work directly, or ...
You are tired. You have heard too much. You have argued with too many significant people in your life to count. And, you want to ...
For LGBT Missourians health is a complicated matter. It is further complicated when health insurance companies deny or exclude certain forms of coverage that for ...
Regular PROMO Blog readers know how important the Affordable Care Act is to improving LGBTQ health in Missouri. Thanks to health reform, the LGBTQ uninsured ...
Fulton State Hospital has joined the growing ranks of hospitals across the state of Missouri, who are becoming leaders in LGBT health.…
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new rules to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care for transgender ...
I remember the pumpkin on the table. It was October, and my mom had the decorated the center of the table with a small pumpkin. ...
This evening, Governor Nixon released further information on his budget proposal to expand Medicaid coverage. This news greatly impacts the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ...
Did you know PROMO has been training organizations, businesses, hospitals, and nonprofits in LGBT cultural competency for nearly five years? The PROMO and SAGE of ...
This week, the Progress and Development committee of the Missouri Senate opened its 2 p.m. hearing with SB 653 or the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act. Through the ...
LGBT HealthLink, Missouri’s PROMO, and lawyer Corey Prachniak, today released the first ever LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights (HBOR). The bill, in both long ...
Dustin is the HIV Health Educator at Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services. He is also the Education and Testing Coordinator ...
Representative Tracy McCreery is a State Representative in Missouri in District 083. She has volunteered for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri and was ...
To learn more about the policies of Missouri’s Hospitals, check out this map detailing their LGBT welcoming policies. About this Map This LGBT-inclusive map ...
Interested in a training and/or a community conversation that expands your group’s LGBT knowledge? PROMO is Missouri’s go-to source supported by the ...
This year has proven to be a monumental year for LGBT Missourians. Those monumental steps have been the recognition of out-of-state marriages by the State ...
Missouri Health Care for All is the only permanent, statewide organization in Missouri focused solely on grassroots mobilization on health care issues. We provide individual ...
Today, Missouri State University in Springfield voted in favor of extending health care benefits in their current health plan for both staff and faculty. Faculty, ...
This past June, University of Missouri voted in favor of extending health care benefits for all. Now, just in the past month, other universities in ...
A.J. Bockelman Parting Words: There are no actual enemies, just people we’ve not yet made our friends. Today is my last day at ...
New guidance issued by three federal agencies—the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury—could make a huge difference in ...
Building off of the work of Tracy McCreery, former Manager of Public Policy for PROMO, my name is Andrew Shaughnessy, current Manager of Public Policy. ...
The time to enroll is now. Open enrollment is now live. No matter where you live in Missouri, our partners at Out 2 Enroll can you ...
The core of PROMO’s work is an ambitious goal: achieving equality for ALL Missourians. In 2016, we saw incredible progress. To name a few: Defeated 16 ...
This week both Boone County and Saint Louis City Public Schools have changed their policies to impact same-sex couples. …
This morning, President Donald Trump put out a stream of tweets directed at transgender Americans, calling for a renewal of the ban on transgender servicemembers. ...
PROMO’s Health Initiatives In Missouri In an effort to provide a solution to the ever-growing health disparities faced by LGBT Missourians, PROMO’s journey ...
During this time, after the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting, it is so important we take care of each other. There are many resources across the ...
At the beginning of February 2015, LGBT advocates in Missouri began reviewing our second list of hospitals on their LGBT welcoming policies. Having successfully accomplished several ...
SAGE of PROMO Fund strives to enhance the quality of life of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults through service, advocacy and community awareness. ...
“What can I do, Elizabeth?” “How can I help?” “What does PROMO need?” So many of you have asked me questions like this since I ...
Visibility like never before. When I was in school for Social Work (yeah social workers!), I took several research classes. For Social Workers, math and ...
Over the past several months, PROMO has worked closely with 47 Missouri hospitals, that have included 105 new LGBT welcoming policies to their own internal policies. In ...
How do we get hospitals engaged in a review of their LGBT welcoming policies? This is a tricky question, because engaging hospitals can be daunting. ...
Starting a family as an LGBT couple can be a daunting task. To learn more about your options, check this out. Looking to be a ...
After 5 years, we sadly saying goodbye to Andrew as he moves onto this new position as a Health Policy Officer at the Missouri Foundation for ...
Ten years ago I would have never predicted that marriage equality would surpass employment, housing and public accommodation protections. Basic nondiscrimination laws are equally important ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has paved the way for many exciting changes within the American healthcare system, bringing along added benefits that we have ...
If you need health insurance and want the coverage to start on January 1, 2017, you must enroll before midnight tonight, 12/15/16. Otherwise, you have until 1/30/17 to enroll ...
The year 2016 was yet another historic year. Here were the top LGBT moments in 2016, in no particular order. 1. Missouri Democrats staged a historic filibuster in ...
The year 2014 had its up and down moments. Here were the highs of 2014. 1. Springfield, Missouri passed a comprehensive nondiscrimination ordinance 2. Missouri ranked 6th in the ...
Basic transgender health is vastly different from our friends in the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community. As a co-founding member of the St. Louis Metro ...
The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is now open in Town and Country! As stated on their website they offer ...
Today (November 20) is Transgender Remembrance Day, where we memorialize the trans lives that have been lost due to transphobia, while also continuing to raise awareness ...
This Sunday, November 20, is Transgender Remembrance Day to honor all of the lives that have been lost to anti-transgender violence. This year has been the ...
A report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in America’s cities by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil ...
The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted in favor of extending health care benefits in its current health care plan for employees. The Interfaculty ...
On July 13, the US House of Representatives voted down a harmful amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It was a a close call ...
Last night the Senate rejected a “skinny” repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Check out how each Senator voted. A huge thanks to all of ...
When LGBT Missourians visit their healthcare provider they often do not know or understand their rights as patients. Knowing your rights makes it easier for ...
Gaining access to affordable health insurance has never been easier. Thanks to Healthcare.gov, LGBT Missourians are able to research and choose a marketplace plan ...
For the past seven years, Republican leaders have been united in opposition to the Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare”) despite the fact that the United ...
I started this blog at least 10 different ways, and none of them felt appropriate. How do you tell people that the Federal government is crafting ...
