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6
Feb

Written By Molly Pearson

Why Come Out for Equality Day in Two Weeks

Sometimes we need to retreat. In the interest of self-care and self-preservation, sometimes we need to stay home, get lost in a book, or let Netflix take us away. This is not the time to stay home. We must find ...

5
Feb

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider

Three Reasons the Super Bowl Coca-Cola Ad Including Nonbinary People Matters

Coca-Cola did it again, they managed to help educate people softly in a Super Bowl ad. Watch the ad for Coca-Cola's inclusion of nonbinary and gender nonconforming people. "There is a Coke for he, for she, and her, and me, ...

28
Dec

Written By PROMO

Top 12 PROMO Moments of 2017

What a year! Check out the top 12 moments of 2017. 1. Defeated anti-transgender bathroom bill SB 98 2. The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) is debated on the House floor for the first time in history. 3. 9 anti-LGBT bills defeated in 2017, and 7 fewer bills filed than ...

30
Nov

Written By Katie Keith

Enroll in Health Insurance Before the Dec. 15th Deadline

Regular PROMO Blog readers know how important the Affordable Care Act is to improving LGBTQ health in Missouri. Thanks to health reform, the LGBTQ uninsured rate is lower than ever, more LGBTQ people have access to the health care they ...

17
Nov

Written By Steph Perkins

Because of You.

Because of you, PROMO is ready for whatever comes in 2018. In 2017, we have seen rhetoric, guidance, executive actions, legislation, and even violence, targeting LGBT Missourians within our neighborhoods, in Jefferson City, and at the federal level. It can sometimes be ...

15
Nov

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider

Transgender Day of Remembrance Events in Missouri

Monday, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. In 2017 alone, there have been 25 transgender murders, that we know about, including two right here in Missouri (Kiwi Herring and Ally Lee Steinfeld). PROMO commits to working with our national and local partners ...

31
Oct

Written By Katie Stuckenschneider
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Five Ways to Make Your Mental Health a Priority Today

Today, November 1, is Stress Awareness Day. In honor of this day let's take a look at five ways you can take care of YOU today, and every single day. 1. Take a digital break, once a month for an entire weekend. ...

17
Oct

Written By Karis Agnew
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Top 5 Reasons We Need Inclusive Businesses

It is all too often we hear about businesses who are denying LGBT people services. We see the cases, hear reports from friends, and read the news articles. But we don’t hear enough about the positives-- the businesses that ...

11
Oct

Written By Mandi Kowalski

Celebrating National Coming Out Day in the Show-Me State

In a perfect world there would be no need to “come out.” There would be no National Coming Out Day. All humans would be each other's allies and express affirmation for each other’s sexual orientation and gender identity. But ...

10
Oct

Written By Elizabeth Fuchs
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How the Department of Justice’s Guidance is a License to Discriminate

You are beautiful. Let’s just start with that. Take a minute and remember how beautiful you are. How perfect you are, exactly how you are. You are loved. You are light. You are beautiful. Last week, the United States ...
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