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5
Dec

Written By Steph Perkins

Masterpiece Case Is Being Heard By the Supreme Court Today

Today, the United States Supreme Court will begin oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, a landmark case for LGBT nondiscrimination. We’ll be live-tweeting the audio of the oral arguments on Twitter, so make sure to follow along!  A ...

14
Nov

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider

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 help you get covered. Good news! You can get FREE help enrolling in health insurance. ...

30
Oct

Written By PROMO

Federal Court Blocks President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a 76 page memo today that the Trump Administration was barred from changing the government policy (previously set by President Obama) that transgender people are allowed to serve openly in the military. ...

25
Oct

Written By Steph Perkins

Missouri Western Court of Appeals Ruling Step Forward for Protecting LGBT People

In an historic decision on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, a Missouri Court of Appeals Western District three-judge panel (Karen King Mitchell, Presiding Judge, Gary D. Witt, Judge, Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge) ruled that workplace discrimination on the basis of sex-stereotyping — conforming to ...

20
Oct

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider
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Three Missouri Cities Receive Perfect Municipal Equality Scores

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 rights organization, rated 506 cities across the nation, including eight cities in Missouri. The 2017 Municipal Equality ...

6
Oct

Written By PROMO

Department of Justice Issues Sweeping License to Discriminate Against LGBT People

In response PROMO calls on Missouri’s legisture to pass the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act in 2018. Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance to administrative agencies and executive departments focusing on religious freedom. This guidance is a license to discriminate ...

27
Sep

Written By PROMO
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ADL and PROMO Express Deep Concern With Murder of Transgender Missouri Teen

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and PROMO, Missouri’s Statewide LGBT advocacy organization, today expressed deep concern regarding the murder of Ally Lee Steinfeld. Both PROMO and ADL are urging the Prosecuting Attorney’s office to look into the possibility of ...

12
Sep

Written By PROMO

Missouri’s Veto Session Is This Week

Missouri's veto session is September 13. The focus this veto session is set to be on low income nursing housing. Tell legislators to save health care for seniors and to overturn the veto of HCB 3! Curious as to what veto session ...

5
Sep

Written By Elizabeth Fuchs
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Discriminatory Senate Bill 43 Is Now The Law

Get the facts about Senate Bill 43: What is SB 43? SB 43 is a bill that was signed into law on June 30, 2017 and went into effect on August 28, 2017. This bill, introduced in the 2017 Legislative session by Senator Gary Romine, was signed into ...

24
Aug

Written By PROMO

Transgender Military Policy Could Be Implemented in 6 Months

A new transgender military policy from the White House will be issued to the Defense Department soon as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. We first heard about the possible policy through a Twitter storm from President Trump. The ...
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