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5 Ways You Can Be An Ally to the *Trans Community

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 ...

A New Phase and Strategy for Missouri Hospital Outreach

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 ...

A New Phase and Strategy for Missouri Hospital Outreach

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 ...

Anti-LGBT Laws & Your Mental Health

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 ...

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Leads in LGBT Health

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 ...

Community and Health Organizations Rally to Support National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

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 ...

Debate Self-Care Tips for The Family

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 ...

Fulton State Hospital Updates Policy to Include Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Protections

Fulton State Hospital has joined the growing ranks of hospitals across the state of Missouri, who are becoming leaders in LGBT health.…

HHS Advances Health Equity and Protections for LGBT Americans

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 ...

His Name Was Jeffrey Allen Fuchs.

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. ...

How Governor Nixon’s State of State on Medicaid Impacts the LGBT Community

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 ...

How to Interact Effectively With LGBT Clients, Employees, and Communities

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 ...

LGBT Health and the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act

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 Healthcare Bill of Rights Launched

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 ...

LGBT History Month: Tracy McCreery

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 ...

LGBT Training Programs

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 ...

LGBTQ Inclusive Hospitals

To learn more about the policies of Missouri’s Hospitals, check out this map detailing their LGBTQ welcoming policies. About this Map This LGBTQ-inclusive map ...

Making LGBT Health Matter in Missouri Hospitals

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

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 ...

Missouri Ranks #6 in the Nation on Hospital leaders in LGBT Healthcare

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 State University Includes Sponsored Dependents in Benefits Policy

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, ...

Missouri Universities Following in University of Missouri’s Inclusive Footsteps

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 ...

New Guidance Helps Ensure that Transgender Individuals Can Access Preventive Care

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 ...

Nudging Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Welcoming Policies

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. ...

Open Enrollment is Here

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 ...

Policy Changes for Same-Sex Couples in Missouri This Week

This week both Boone County and Saint Louis City Public Schools have changed their policies to impact same-sex couples. …

President Trump Attacks Transgender People

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 Work In Missouri

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 ...

Resources to Help You During This Time

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 ...

Reviewing LGBT Welcoming Policies in Rural Missouri Hospitals

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

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. ...

Show-Me YOU LGBT Health Questionnaire

“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 ...

Show-Me YOU THANK YOU!

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 ...

Southwest Missouri Health Systems Add Critical LGBT Protections

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 ...

Sparking Missouri Hospitals Into Reviewing Their LGBT Welcoming Policies

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?

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 ...

Thank You Andrew

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 ...

The State of Nondiscrimination in Missouri

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 ...

Time For LGBT Missourians To Enroll In Healthcare

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 ...

Today Is The Last Day to Enroll!

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 ...

Transgender Individuals Need Access to Basic Healthcare

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 ...

Transgender Medical Center Opens In St. Louis Area

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 ...

Transgender Remembrance Day

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 ...

Transgender Remembrance Day Events Near You

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 ...

Two Missouri Cities Score 100% on the new Municipal Equality Index

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 ...

University of Missouri System Expands Health Care Benefits

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 ...

Victory: The Affordable Care Act is Saved!

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 ...

Visiting A Healthcare Provider? Know Your Rights

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 ...

Welcoming Spaces for Missourians Seeking Marketplace Insurance

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 ...

What Comes Next for the Affordable Care Act and What Does It Mean for You

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 ...