MO: LGBTQIA+ Issues
New report reveals high economic risk of anti-DEI laws in Missouri
A new report finds some Missouri laws and prospective laws are perceived as discriminatory regardless of their actual intent - and it outlines some bi…
Land-access keeping young farmers from leading climate action
Young farmers in Missouri hope the new farm bill will include key benefits regarding land access so they can continue to pursue farming passionately…
Kansas City reassures residents after MO spike in religion-based hate crimes
Some Missourians fear an increase in hate crimes in the wake of a six-year-old's murder in Illinois this week - an incident authorities say was motiva…
Is Birth Control Legal? Many Missourians Unsure
One in four Missourians either doesn't believe or doesn't know that using birth control pills is legal in the state. The Right Time, an initiative …
Librarians Lament Censorship in MO
In what the American Library Association has called an unprecedented year of censorship, libraries in Missouri are fighting a rule proposed by the …
MO Advocate: Connect With Disability Issues During Pride Month
As Pride Month comes to a close and Disability Pride Month begins, advocates are raising awareness about the intersection of being LGBTQ+ and having …
On National Day of Silence, MO Groups Push Back Against Anti-Trans Bills
Silence? Yes. Inaction? No. Today marks the annual Day of Silence, led by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, to raise awareness about …
MO Makes First Update to HIV Criminalization Laws in 30 Years
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A bill that went into effect over the weekend makes the first reforms to Missouri's HIV criminalization laws since they were …
LGBTQ Advocates Oppose Bills Seen as Harmful to Trans Youth
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House of Representatives advanced a bill aimed to ban transgender kids from participating in girls sports…
LGBTQ Pride Month: Racial Justice Integral to Equality for All
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As they reflect on their own fight for equal rights, members of Missouri's LGBTQ community are standing with those fighting …
Equality Under Attack? Missouri Considers Anti-LGBT Bills
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Civil rights organizations say bills introduced this session in the Missouri Legislature are part of a larger-scale attack …
Congressional Hearing Today On Transgender in U.S. Military
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Military experts and LGBTQ leaders will speak today at a hearing of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel …