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15
Jun

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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 a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that ‘an employer who fires an ...

15
May

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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21 Attacks on LGBTQ Rights, 22 Years of Introducing MONA

The 2020 Missouri legislative session has ended. This was one of the most challenging sessions PROMO has faced. In an unpredictably short session, 19 anti-LGBTQ bills were filed. These bills attempted to roll back marriage equality (undoing the right to marry for ...

12
May

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update: The Power of Our Voices

Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, PROMO was working around the clock to stop 19 anti-LGBTQ bills. Throughout the legislative session, we have updated you on the progress of these dangerous bills aimed at harming LGBTQ Missourians, and until recently, the ...

4
May

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Introducing PROMO’s New Executive Director

The PROMO Board is excited to announce that Stephen Eisele has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. Stephen brings professional and lived experiences that give him an understanding of life in rural, suburban, and urban Missouri; the ...

25
Mar

Written By PROMO
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Facing COVID-19 Together

At PROMO we know how difficult of a time this is, especially for our LGBTQ family. Below is a list of resources that we've complied to the best of our ability. We have not worked with or vetted each organization, ...

13
Mar

Written By Samati Niyomchai

Legislative News: More than bills target Missourians

This week, without public hearings for our anti-LGBTQ bills, we had a respite from asking community members and allies to join us at the Capitol. We are grateful for the hundreds of Missourians over the past month who have rescheduled ...

6
Mar

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update- A WIN in a hard week

This week LGBTQ equality took a big win.  PROMO previously testified in opposition to HB 2173 (Schnelting R-104) which would turn all existing and future marriages into domestic unions creating substantial legal issues for married couples in the state. And this ...

28
Feb

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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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 mixed with a bold legislative agenda.  PROMO previously testified in opposition to HB 2173 (Schnelting R-104), ...

21
Feb

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update – We Need Your Love

We planned an update highlighting the incredible people who showed up this week to testify against multiple anti-LGBTQ bills. We are still going to do that in an upcoming email, because they shared powerful, moving, personal testimony that set the ...

12
Feb

Written By PROMO
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Legislative News – 15 anti-LGBTQ bills

Now there are 15. A total of 15 bills targeting us. And they’re moving. Missouri continues to lead the country in the number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced -- this week we went up from 14 to 15 anti-LGBTQ bills, most of which target ...
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