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4
May

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update: Final two weeks of session

Welcome to the final two weeks of the 2019 legislative session!. This past week has been a whirlwind. On Wednesday, I joined Washington University physicians, Dr. Rachel Presti and Dr. Rupa Patel, to support HB 167, a bill that will decriminalize HIV ...

20
Apr

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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legislative update: MONA has made it to committee

Dear Equality Supporter, As the end of Missouri’s 100th legislative session slowly approaches, I’m excited to tell you that two versions of the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA), HB 208 sponsored by Rep. Tom Hannegan and HB 350 sponsored by Rep. ...

8
Apr

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update: Defending LGBTQ Students

Dear Equality Supporter, This past week, I testified against House Bill 837, proposed by Representative Hannah Kelly, which is a companion bill to Senate Bill 314. Both of these bills state that religious student groups at our public universities in Missouri will ...

19
Mar

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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Legislative Update: Spring Break Issue

We’ve had a busy month following the Missouri legislature as they have started to actively file anti-LGBTQ bills. On February 19, PROMO hosted a lobby day at the Capitol, in which 70 LGBTQ and ally Missourians learned how to build and ...

26
Feb

Written By Steph Perkins
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Missouri Supreme Court Rules in Two Historic LGBTQ Cases

In a pair of historic decisions, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled this morning that a case of employment discrimination of a gay man and a case of public accommodations discrimination of a transgender student can proceed as unlawful sex discrimination ...

7
Feb

Written By Steph Perkins
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Legislative Update: First anti-LGBTQ bills of the year

We knew they would come, and here they are...the first anti-LGBTQ bills of the year. During a session where we have already heard bipartisan voices speak up for LGBTQ protections on the House floor and pro-equality bills filed by ...

1
Feb

Written By PROMO
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St. Louis City Board of Aldermen Resolves to Support Conversion Therapy Ban

Today, the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen, with leadership from Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia, passed a Resolution supporting a ban on conversion theapy. Conversion therapy, also referred to as "reparative therapy,” “ex-gay therapy,” and “sexual orientation change efforts,” is a ...

18
Jan

Written By Samati Niyomchai
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This Week in LGBTQ Nondiscrimination News

I’m Samati Niyomchai, PROMO’s new Manager of Public Policy! While I am sad to leave my position as an HIV Case Manager in the Ryan White Program, I am excited to extend my social work career into the ...

9
Jan

Written By PROMO
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Youth Mental Health Preservation Act Filed to Protect Missouri’s LGBTQ Youth

Conversion therapy, also referred to as "reparative therapy,” “ex-gay therapy,” and “sexual orientation change efforts,” is a widely discredited practice that attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. Representative Tracy McCreery (D - 88) filed the Youth Mental ...

19
Dec

Written By PROMO
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MONA Filed on Both Sides of the Aisle

The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) has once again been filed this year, making this the 21st year in a row. As legislative pre-filing began this month, Representative Tom Hannegan (R - 65) took the opportunity today to help protect LGBTQ Missourians ...
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