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16
Aug

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Hate Groups in the United States

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center there are 917 hate groups operating in the United States. Over 50 of those are in the St. Louis area. Check out the map from Southern Poverty Law Center below. Wondering what you can do ...

3
Aug

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Pi Pizzeria “United in Goodness” – Supporting PROMO, International Institute

Pi Pizzeria today announces a new effort to support and celebrate diversity and Goodness that bring us together in our communities. United in Goodness is a company-wide initiative in which fifteen percent of sales of new internationally-inspired pizzas will be ...

2
Aug

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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 the only multidisciplinary care available to children and adolescents in the St. Louis region who identify ...

28
Jul

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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 the Senators that voted against the repeal and took a stand against discrimination. Because of ...

26
Jul

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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. But a tweet is not a policy. There are thousands of transgender people currently serving ...

14
Jul

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US House of Representatives Votes Down Anti-Transgender Amendment

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 at a 214-209 vote. The amendment was set to deny medically necessary healthcare to the ...

5
Jun

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider
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Introducing the LGBTQ PROMO Pride Awardees

Every year during Pride Month, we choose at least one person to honor as our Pride Hero. This year, we are pleased to thank Rep. Greg Razer, Rep. Randy Dunn, and Rep. Tom Hannegan, the only three out gay elected ...

1
Mar

Written By Elizabeth Fuchs
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Another Filibuster Staged By Our LGBT Champions

For only the second time in history, the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) was debated on the Senate floor last night. Over the last two days, Senate Democrats have been filibustering Senate Bill 43, a bill that would raise the burden of ...

9
Feb

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider
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The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act is Introduced In the House & Senate for the 19th Year in a Row

For the 19th year in a row the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) has been filed in the Missouri House and  Senate. This legislation was first introduced by Steve McLuckie in 1998. MONA would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’...

4
Jan

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2017 Legislative Session Begins With Four Pre-Filed Anti-LGBT Bills

Missouri’s legislative session begins today. Four blatantly anti-LGBT bills have been pre-filed in December. The language of the two anti-transgender bills include restricting public restroom or school restroom use by transgender individuals. These bills are SB 98 (Sen. Emery) and ...
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