Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Missourians

Are You or Someone You Know In Need of Help?

Are you or someone you know having suicidal thoughts or is in a crisis? Contact one of these numbers immediately. Trevor Project: Our trained counselors ...

Columbia Adds Gender Identity to Nondiscrimination Ordinance

This evening, the Columbia City Council passed legislation to include gender identity in the city's nondiscrimination ordinance protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community ...

Equality News – Protect Trans Youth

We need your help. This week, multiple anti-LGBTQ bills advanced to committees making bigger strides to threaten the rights and safety of our transgender youth ...

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.…

Have You Been Discriminated Against?

Have you been discriminated at work, asked to leave a public accommodation, or denied housing because you are LGBTQ? Take the following steps. 1. Report discrimination ...

Legislative News – 15 anti-LGBTQ bills

And now there are 15. Missouri continues to lead the country with more anti-LGBTQ bills than any other state. This week we went from 14 to 15 anti-LGBTQ ...

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 ...

Legislative Update – We Need Your Love

Missouri has never seen this many anti-LGBTQ bills move all at once. PROMO needs your help. Share your message of support for the brave folks ...

Legislative Update- A WIN in a hard week

There are now 18 anti-LGBTQ bills total in Missouri. Thanks to all of your calls, tweets, and in-person conversations with our lawmakers, the House Rules Committee ...

Legislative Update- Missourians fought hard this week

These past two weeks have been difficult and at times, painful. We’ve asked a lot of our community, and have seen deeply powerful support ...

LGBT History Month: QTPOC

QTPOC, which stands for queer and trans people of color, is a program of Metro Trans Umbrella Group. Since its founding, QTPOC has worked to ...

Our Executive Director’s Statement on Title IX Implementation

Last night, the Trump Administration rescinded lifesaving Title IX guidance for transgender students in public schools. While this sends a dangerous message and reinforces an ...

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 ...

PROMO’s LGBTQ Training Program

Interested in a training and policy updates that expand your group’s LGBTQ knowledge and inclusive practices? PROMO is Missouri’s go-to source supported by ...

Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Open

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 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 Missourians Know Your Rights

Trans-inclusion has always been a focus of PROMO’s work, and all of our work will continue to be trans-inclusive, from ensuring that gender identity ...

Transgender People Can Enlist in Military January 1

After a months of legal battles, a federal court ruled this week that transgender military members can serve openly in the military starting January 1. The ...

U.S Supreme Court Rules in Landmark LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases

Today is a historic day for LGBTQ people around the country. Let there be no doubt, today marks a significant win for legal equality. In ...

Updating Identity Docs

Having a driver’s license that misrepresents one’s gender can be a complicated or dangerous situation for a transgender person in any situation where ...