Holiday Events at The Missouri Botanical Garden, Butterfly House, and Shaw Nature Reserve   ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Sixth Annual Garden Glow presented by Wells Fargo Advisors runs nightly from November 17 to ...

The LGBT Caucus in the Illinois General Assembly will increase to four following Tuesday's midterm election.   ...

The LGBT Caucus in the Missouri General Assembly will increase to three following Tuesday's midterm election.   ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A wild, arctic wonderland with 1 million twinkling holiday lights and festive family fun awaits you at U.S. Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo!   ...

The Riverbend Rainbow Community Connection is a new LGBTQIA+ group forming in the Riverbend area of Illinois, which includes parts of Madison, Calhoun, and Jersey counties.   ...

Event Benefits Pride St. Louis and ArchCity Defenders   On Friday, October 26th, The Ready Room in the Grove will be transformed into a singularly ‘spooktacular’ setting for An Iconic Halloween. The celebration features a celebrity drag show, ...

Being “an ally” isn’t a title you can give yourself, it’s something that needs to be demonstrated and earned. Being an “ally” is an active verb. It requires us to do something – speak up, make a change, make space.   ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- St. Louis has once again earned a perfect score in the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender an...

The merger enhances and expands programs and services for people at risk and living with HIV in St. Louis   ST. LOUIS - Today the AIDS Resource Center announced a merger with Saint Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA). The merger will enhance and expan...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Before you hit the Grove on 10/27 in all of your Halloween finery, make sure to visit the historic Central West End for their legendary street party. The vibrant and cosmopolitan neighborhood's annual celebration is THE can’t-mi...

Diversity Awareness Partnership (DAP), the region’s catalyst to increase awareness, engagement and education about diversity and inclusion, will launch a search for a new executive director, according to DAP Board Chair Emily Pitts.   ...

An open letter from the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis (MCCGSL): Yesterday during worship, the Board of Directors provided the following update on the sale of our building. We are passing this along here so that everyone is sure t...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, last Thursday, narrowly affirmed the nomination of  St. Louis lawyer Stephen Clark  to a federal judgeship, despite criticism from pro-equality groups about his alleged anti-LGBTQ views.    ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Darkness, St. Louis' longest-running haunted house, is celebrating Its 25th Year of Fear during the 2018 haunt season.     ...

On Wednesday, Lambda Legal joined with 18 national, state and local LGBT civil rights organizations to oppose the nomination of Stephen Clark to the U.S. District Court for the District of Missouri. In a letter delivered to the U.S. Senate Judiciary ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Boo at the Zoo Nights presented by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital runs nightly, Oct. 16-30 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Louis Zoo.   ...

With back-to-school season upon us and 19% of high school students reporting being bullied on school property, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems as well as accompanyin...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Experience the history of Stifel Theatre (formerly Peabody Opera House) this Halloween with a Haunted History Tour!   ...

  HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 4th annual Diversity Days will take place on September 14-15, 2018 in downtown Hannibal, Missouri.   ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Fabulous Fox Theatre is excited to announce the return of the extremely popular Ghost Tours this October 1st, 8th and 15th. The Fabulous Fox Ghost Tours will explore the untold history of the many ghost sightings and unexplained ...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrates part of its mission with its rich diversity. SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook greeted and affirmed LGBTQIA students, faculty, staff and allies during the eighth annual SIUE Safe ...

Love, Peace & Beauty Grease!   Hairball St. Louis, the iconic event of the season celebrating artistic expression through hair design, makeup, costume, music and more, makes its triumphant return to the stage after an 11 year hiatus. &nbs...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Thirst for Life (TFL), the annual FUNdraising event involving St. Louis area establishments pledging 30% or more of their beverage sales to a beloved community cause, takes place this Thursday, August 30, 2018.   ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.—Last month, St. Louis County residents Beverly Nance and her wife, Mary Walsh, filed a federal lawsuit against Friendship Village, a retirement community in Sunset Hills, after being refused housing on the basis of religious obj...

Social media feeds blew up last night following the news that Christine Hallquist made history by becoming the first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party in Vermont's Democratic primary on Tuesday.    ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC, and co-counsel filed a lawsuit today on behalf of married lesbian couple Mary Walsh, age 72, and Bev Nance, age 68, against St. Louis senior housing communi...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For the second year, 4 Hands Brewing Co. announces their release of the City Wide Pride can promoting LGBTQ Pride Month in June. This year’s can includes the PROMO (Missouri's statewide LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization) logo. Part of t...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) is proud to announce the winners of our 2018 awards. Each year, MCS awards scholarships to college-bound high school seniors who demonstrate courage and take a stand for social justice. In 2018 we a...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The 2018 Missouri Legislative Session had the fewest number of anti-LGBT bills filed in recent years. Plus, this was also the first time in years that no blatantly LGBT discriminatory bills have even received a hearing. Here is ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The General Laws Committee in the Missouri House, on Wed., voted in favor of the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA), HB 2100 and HB 1360. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) has announced the launch of its 2018 scholarship application for students who demonstrate courage in the face of adversity and are dedicated to LGBTQ equality and social justice. The scholarship is ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, is hosting its annual Equality Day tomorrow, February 20, at the Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - For the first time in Missouri, HB 2141 focused on banning so-called “conversion therapy”, has been filed by Rep. Tracy McCreery. The Youth Mental Health Preservation Act states “that state licensed professionals cannot engage i...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri General Assembly's new legislative session will kick off at noon on Jan. 3, 2018 with LGBTQ advocates preparing for another year of strategic offense and strong defense. ...

Collaboration Includes Exchange Trip, Video Diaries, and Events in the U.S. and Russia ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis announced today the acquisition of a grant funding a collaborative partnership between Pride St. Louis and the “Samara Regional L...

The Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR, was founded as a memorial by trans activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith after the murder of Rita Hester, a Massachusetts transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the Trans people lost t...

WASHINGTON, DC - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced  on Thursday a record number of the nation’s...

An open letter from PROMO Executive Director, Steph Perkins: 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...

Celebrates 50 Years of Advocacy “These faith leaders acted and spoke out fearlessly and sacrificed greatly in the midst of strong condemnation and persecution.”  - Conference Coordinator, Mark Bowman. ST. LOUIS, Mo. - For the first and only ti...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) announced today the establishment of its first Board of Directors.   ...

ST. LOUIS, MO – 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 M...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The region's most legendary Halloween street party returns Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Festivities kick off with fun daytime activities for the whole family at 11 a.m. Then, as the sun sets, the party continues with an adults-only bash ...

Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance to administrative agencies and executive departments focusing on religious freedom and both bi-state LGBTQ advocacy organizations have weighed in and condemned the action. ...

National Center for Lesbian Rights says, “What matters is the love and care a parent gives to her child, not biology” ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), on Tuesday, won an appeal on behalf of Kathleen M., a lesbian mothe...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and PROMO, Missouri’s Statewide LGBT advocacy organization, on Wednesday, expressed deep concern regarding the murder of Ally Lee Steinfeld. Both PROMO and ADL are urging the Prosecuting Attorney’s of...

Over the past two days, I have read countless stories from friends sharing their fondest memories of Edie Windsor. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Fabulous Fox Theatre is excited to announce the return of its wildly popular Ghost Tours this October. Ghost Tours at the Fab Fox will explore the untold history of the many spectral sightings and unexplained occurrences reported...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – In the aftermath and devastation left by Hurricane Harvey, many members of the nationwide LGBTQIA+ community are displaced and struggling for basic necessities. Pride St. Louis, Inc. announced on Monday that they are holding a donati...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A total eclipse is coming August 21, 2017 and St. Louisans will enjoy one of the most significant celestial events in decades, as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Members and supporters of the St. Louis Balloon Brigade were on hand at Just John in the Grove on Sunday for an Ice Cream Social benefit and the presentation of a $2,912.05 donation to PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) St. Louis. ...

NARAL Missouri joined this effort dressed as Handmaids, taking a page from Margaret Atwood’s classic “The Handmaid’s Tale.” This action follows a nationwide trend started by NARAL members to protest attacks on women's healthcare. ST. LOUIS, Mo. - MO...

Editor's note: #Boom Media has been a fiduciary sponsor of the St. Louis Balloon Brigade in the St. Louis Pride Parade for the past two years. We do not have artistic input in the implementation and design of the Brigade and were unaware that the Blu...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4 Hands Brewing Co. wants to share its Pride initiative with you. The brewery’s City Wide beer brand gives back to nonprofits and incubators throughout the year: $1 of every case sold goes toward a recipient chosen by the 4 Hands Famil...

Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) is proud to announce the winners of its 2017 awards. Each year, MCS awards scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate courage and take a stand for social justice. This year more than 180 students from 50 co...

The St. Louis Mullen Foundation’s seventh annual Mike Mullen Day fundraiser will be held from noon-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Just John Nightclub (4112 Manchester Ave.) in the Grove neighborhood. The presenting sponsor is Rosie’s Place. ...

The reigning Miss Missouri, Erin O'Flaherty, announced yesterday on social media that she is engaged to her longtime girlfriend. (Per O'Flaherty's request, we have removed her fiance's name from an earlier version of this article due to privacy conce...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, will be hitting the road this spring to talk about how to build on (and protect) community victories and continue to advance equality for ALL Missourians. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Come get your Q on! The 10th Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs March 29-April 2, 2017, at the .ZACK Theatre.The St. Louis-based LGBTQ film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 19 films — 11 feat...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - For the 19th year in a row the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) has been filed in the Missouri House and Senate. This legislation was first introduced by former Rep. Steve McLuckie (D-44-Kansas City) in 1998. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) announced on Wednesday the launch of its 2017 scholarship application. In 2016, MCS awarded over $10,000 in scholarships, and this year the LGBTQ+ organization hopes to give out up to $15,000 to...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri’s 2017 legislative session begins today with four anti-LGBT bills that were pre-filed in December.   ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, in collaboration with the LGBTQIA+ non-profit organizations Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG), St. Louis Black Pride, and Queer and Trans People of Color St. Louis (QTPOC), will be hosting the annual Community Holida...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Saint Louis Zoo has been voted one of America's greatest free attractions, and starting Nov. 25, for a nominal fee, a wild, arctic wonderland of twinkling holiday lights and seasonal sounds awaits attendees of the famed park at U...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, Inc., on Monday, announced plans for the development of a new lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and ally (LGBTQIA+) community center in early 2017. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, in collaboration with the LGBTQIA+ non-profit organizations Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG), St. Louis Black Pride, and Queer and Trans People of Color St. Louis (QTPOC), has announced the return of the annual Comm...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis (MCCGSL) has become the first church in its worldwide denomination to hire a full-time family minister. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Fabulous Fox Theatre is excited to announce the return of the extremely popular Ghost Tours this October. The Fabulous Fox Ghost Tours will explore the untold history of the many ghost sightings and unexplained occurrences report...

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association announced the winners of its 2016 Excellence in Journalism Awards on Wednesday to salute exemplary work over the 2015 year. ...

Bud Light launched its latest ad in the Bud Light Party campaign yesterday, which continues to champion the brand’s message of inclusivity among modern beer drinkers and bringing people together. Featuring spokespeople Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer, the...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM®), an internationally renowned Midwest fertility clinic located in St. Louis, will host its first ever Patient Education Event for LGBT couples seeking information and resources to becom...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Over 3,000 political activists, including myriad LGBTQIA+ and progressive leaders will descend on St. Louis this week for the 11th annual Netroots Nation. The Gateway City will play host to the nation's largest progressive conference...

ST. LOUIS - Rainbow lighting will return to The Civil Courts building downtown at dusk tonight for the fourth year in a row for St. Louis PrideFest 2016. The lighting will also honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando with 49 purp...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Mayor Francis G. Slay and members of the St. Louis transgender community raised the transgender pride flag in front of St. Louis City Hall on Monday morning.    ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Approximately 3,000 LGBT and ally community members descended on the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis Sunday night for a candlelight march and vigil in solidarity with the victims, families and loved ones of last night's massacre in O...

Equality Illinois and PROMO, Illinois and Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organizations, issued the following statements yesterday in response to the massacre at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando:     ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Crime Victim Advocacy Center (CVAC) extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to everyone who lost friends or family members in the Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando, Florida. Further, CVAC offers its support and sympathy to ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Early yesterday morning, we received word of the terrible tragedy that occurred at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The latest available information states that this is the single largest shooting in U.S. history, with fifty ...

In the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, 49 people were killed and another 53 were injured during an early morning attack by a gunman at Pulse, a popular LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community will be meeting at Man...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, has launched Show-Me YOU, an LGBT health and wellness questionnaire for LGBT Missourians. Tuesday's launch kicks off the largest LGBT questionnaire to be distributed in the Show...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced that Tyrell Manning of Williams & Associates, Inc...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite the overwhelming public consensus, including from over 500 editorial boards in 49 states, that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland deserves a fair hearing and an up-or-down vote this year, Senator Blunt and fellow Re...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Moments ago, Senate Joint Resolution 39 failed to pass the House Emerging Issues Committee by a 6-6 vote effectively killing the religious freedom legislation.The bill would have asked voters to amend Missouri’s c...

There's been one frustrating delay after another in the House Emerging Issues Committee on deciding the fate of Senate Joint Resolution 39. The bill would ask voters to amend Missouri’s constitution to protect certain individuals and businesses who c...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MOAAP), representing over 1,100 pediatricians dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults in Missouri, today ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Michael Sam, the former Mizzou Tiger, St. Louis Ram draft pick and the first openly gay football player in NFL history will be the featured speaker at Equality Day on Wednesday, April 20, at the Missouri State Capitol Building i...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - On the same day as the Emerging Issues Committee has scheduled a hearing on SJR 39, businesses from across Missouri have joined together to form Missouri Competes, a nonpartisan business coalition to stop it. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Washington University in St. Louis hosted the second Midwest Queer Indigenous and People Of Color (QIPOC) Conference, April 8-10, 2016. The annual gathering was billed as an “intersectional movement for racial, sexual, and gender jus...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois House committee on Tuesday advanced pro-equality legislation that modernizes the state’s birth certificate law. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Just days after Missouri legislators reconvened from spring break, SJR 39 is on the move in the House. SJR 39 was referred to the Emerging Issues Committee this afternoon. After an almost 40 hour filibuster in the Senate, this propos...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Today, MasterCard joined other Fortune 500 company Monsanto in publicly opposing SJR 39. The letter, from President Rob Reeg of MasterCard, thanks Governor Nixon for opposing SJR 39 as well as recognizing Nixon’s support of the LGBT ...

Following a historic filibuster by Democrats, Senate votes 21 to 11 to pass an extreme ‘First Amendment Defense Act’-style proposal that goes far beyond religious freedom and enshrines discrimination into the Missouri Constitution Business community...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri businesses, faith leaders, and organizations have joined together to tell Missouri General Assembly to reject anti-LGBT legislation. The letter reads in part: ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Yesterday, Sen. Bob Onder’s (R-Lake St. Louis) SJR 39 was voted out of the Seniors, Families and Children Committee. SJR 39 would create a constitutional amendment for a public, statewide vote, that would allow businesses to ref...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Steph Perkins has been offered and has accepted the position of Executive Director of PROMO, Missouri's statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization. An official announcement is expected tomorrow. ...

New "Religious Freedom" legislation introduced in the Missouri Senate on Wednesday could bring an anti-LGBT constitutional amendment before Missouri voters this November.   ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Hundreds of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied Missourians are expected tomorrow (Feb. 16) at PROMO's annual Equality Day at the Missouri State Capitol building. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Brown School of Social Work at Washington University will hold its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner on March 1, 2016. This year's honorees include LGBT community leader Sherrill Wayland. ...

Outspoken Ugandan LGBTQ Rights Advocate Will Offer Remarks Along With Other Noted International Activists, Leaders and Scholars ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - This afternoon, the Missouri State University Board of Governors voted in favor, 6-1, of amending the university’s nondiscrimination policy for both students and employees to include gender identity and gender expression. Other cat...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri Senate Committee will hear the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act or MONA on Wednesday, January 27 at the State Capitol. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - As equality advocates prepare to descend on the Missouri Capitol to lobby legislators on Feb. 16, the number of anti-LGBT bills introduced in Jefferson City this legislative session has grown to seven with more to come. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon renewed his call for LGBT protections in his final State of the State address to Missourians last night by offering strong support for the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA). ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Today, PROMO launched MoTransRights.org, a website created not only to help transgender Missourians with policy and updated laws happening across the state but to also educate the public on issues transgender, gender non-conforming a...

Gay and Lesbian St. Louis is the latest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s series Images of America. The book, by local author Steven Louis Brawley, along with the St. Louis LGBT History Project, is set to release on Monday, February 29, 2016, and uses...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Registration is now underway for the second annual Midwest Queer Indigenous and People of Color Conference (QIPOCC) at Washington University, April 8-10, 2016. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Two anti-LGBT "Religious Freedom" bills were introduced in the Missouri House today. ...

LOS ANGELES, Ca. — The Advocate, the world’s leading LGBT news source, unveiled its 7th annual “Queerest Cities in America” list, today, giving St. Louis the #4 ranking.  ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri on Tuesday, in conjunction with PROMO and other community partners, announced the filing of The Fair and Impartial Policing Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by State Sen...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The 2016 Missouri legislative session kicked off on Jan. 6 with LGBT equality advocates preparing to fight a host of anti-equality bills in the Republican controlled General Assembly while championing non-discrimination protecti...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - #Boom Magazine is proud to announce its membership in the Gateway Business Guild of St. Louis (GBG) and subsequent certification as an LGBT Business Enterprise (LGBTBE®) through the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGL...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released its fourth annual report assessing LGBT equality in 408 cities across the nation, includ...

A new report argues that Michael Johnson, the gay 23-year-old former college wrestler found guilty of knowingly exposing several men to HIV, faced an entirely stacked deck in his criminal trial. ...

St. Louis observed World AIDS Day on Tuesday during a day-long event at the Missouri History Museum organized by Saint Louis Effort for AIDS. ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The autumn winds blew chilly and cold, but they were no match for the hundreds of hand-held candles - nor the warm glow of the production lights of "I Am Cait" - as St. Louis observed the annual Transgender Day of Remembran...

POZ magazine, the award-winning print and online brand for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, has introduced the sixth annual POZ 100, which includes St. Louis AIDS activist Mark Wyn. This year, POZ asked individuals and organizations acros...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, released the 2016 Corporate Equality Index. The annual report assesses LGBT in...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. You’ll get goose bumps as you wander through the arctic wonderland of twinkling holiday lights and seasonal sounds of U.S. Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo! Stop by McDonnell Polar Bear Point and you may glimpse the Zo...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) confirmed that the agency is directing all Missouri offices to recognize valid Missouri marriage licenses from same-sex couples as proof of documentation for name changes. Guidance ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. - A Missouri Western District Court of Appeals has dismissed the case of a gay man who sued his former employer for unlawful termination, because state law does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Columbia...

The St. Louis LGBT History Project announced on Monday a new archival partnership with the Department of Special Collections, University Archives, Washington University Libraries. ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG) has partnered with #Plant4PeaceSTL to create what they believe to be the first transgender memorial garden in the United States at the corner of Vandeventer and Hunt in St. Louis’ Grove...

The popular LGBT community owned watering hole Absolutli Goosed will be closing its doors on Oct. 3, co-owner Robin Schubert announced today - but with the online teaser that "exciting things [are] to come!!" ...

  This year marks the 10th Annual Grove Fest – St. Louis’ highly anticipated and outrageously eclectic street festival. Presented by the Grove Community Improvement District and Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Grove Fest is celebrating 10 yea...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy and policy organization, announced today the White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host a Midwest Regional LGBT Summit at Washington University in St. Louis, Sept....

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously tonight  in favor of amending the district’s nondiscrimination and student’s discipline policy to include gender identity and gender expression. The amendment impacts both student...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Latino youngsters took a whack at "The Donald" on Sunday at the Fiesta on Cherokee St. - a celebration of Mexican Independence Day. ...

A Scene from the 1969 Raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City    In August, the St. Louis LGBT History Project obtained historical records that officially document police raids on local gay bars. More than sixty years old, these prev...

  HILLSBORO, Mo. - Over 100 LGBTQ and allied supporters descended on Hillsboro City Park in Hillsboro, Mo. Friday evening in support of the #LiftingUpLila event organized by the Missouri GSA Network. The majority of attendees made the hour tr...

Sherrill Wayland, Deputy Director of PROMO Fund and former Executive Director of SAGE Metro St. Louis announced today that she will be leaving her position at PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy and policy organization, to take the position of ...

  KIRKWOOD, Mo. - The Kirkwood City Council tonight unanimously voted to strengthen the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance by adding local enforcement mechanisms, thus allowing the City of Kirkwood to resolve complaints of discrimination by L...

The Missouri Courage Scholarship is proud to announce the Trans Courage Award, one of the first scholarships in the country dedicated to recognizing and supporting transgender and gender-nonconforming students. ...

  ST. LOUIS – A.J. Bockelman will step down as Executive Director of PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT policy and advocacy organization, on October 16th it was announced today. Bockelman leaves his post as one of the organization's longest ser...

L to R: New Pride St. Louis Directors Marti McClanless, Jesse Doggendorf, Jennifer Jones and Jennifer Reiss   ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, Inc. approved four new directors to serve on its 2015-2016 Board during elections for new members...

Crystal Bergen and Jessica Brockman started making plans for their wedding immediately following the United States Supreme Court's June 26 ruling affirming marriage equality across the land. The Springfield, Mo. residents had done their research and ...

SALEM, Mo. - Last week we reported the story of Salem, Mo. native Jacob Wilson's effort to counter the (now rescinded) Dent County Commission's vote to fly government flags at half-staff each month in mourning of traditional marriage with a scholarsh...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Over $2,000 was raised on Friday at The Missouri Courage Scholarship and Happy Hour Fundraiser held at Just John nightclub in the Grove. The total includes a $1,000 matching donation from Courage Co-Chair Geneviève Aron Ste...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - There are two open seats on the Pride St. Louis, Inc. board of directors following elections held last night for seven sitting directors whose terms expire in 2015. The PSL board is comprised of 13 volunteer members with staggered tw...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Last week we reported the story of Salem, Mo. native Jacob Wilson's campaign to counter the (now rescinded) Dent County Commission's vote to fly government flags at half-staff each month in mourning of traditional marriage with a sch...

  Members and supporters of the St. Louis Balloon Brigade were on hand at Meyer's Grove in the Grove on Tuesday for the presentation of a $3,200 donation to PAWS St. Louis. ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Around 100 transgender community members and their allied supporters met at Trinity Episcopal Church in the Central West End on Wednesday evening for the Trans and Ally Town Hall organized by The Metro Trans Umbrella Group ...

It's been an interesting 24-hours since news broke that the Dent County Commission in Southeast Missouri voted to fly flags at its Courthouse and Judicial Building at "below half-staff" - in "mourning" over last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision le...

The Dent County Commission is expected to rescind it's recent vote to fly government flags at half-mast in "mourning" over the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. ...

The Dent County Courthouse and Judicial Building in southeast Missouri will be flying flags "below half-staff" on the 26th day of each month in observance of a year of "mourning" over the Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage a...

PROMO - Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization - announced on Friday that all Missouri counties are now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling making marriage equality the law...

Two southern Missouri judges have decided to not marry any couples - straight or gay - following last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.   ...

As of Wednesday afternoon, Barry County in Southwest Missouri on the Arkansas boarder is the lone holdout in actively issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo.  –  Openly gay St. Louis Alderman Shane Cohn has introduced a bill that calls for raising the minimum wage in St. Louis City to $15 an hour by 2020, KTVI reports.    ...

  Jim Obergefell  and John Arthur had been together for two wonderful decades in 2011 when Arthur was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disease that paralyzes the body. It soon became clear that the...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Two of the region's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) entities will be merging it was announced today in a conference call with LGBT media.    ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Continuing its longstanding support of scholarship within the St. Louis lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally (LGBTQIA) community, Pride St. Louis, Inc. announced Saturday the opening of the ap...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A St. Charles County jury recommended a potential 60 years in prison on Friday for a 23-year-old man convicted of infecting another man with HIV and exposing four others to the disease while attending college. ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Local and regional lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history played a prominent role at the Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) at America's Center and Renaissance Grand Hotel, April ...

  WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, on Thursday, sent a new case study to Missouri lawmakers urging them to reject anti-equality bills like the religious refusal bill in Indiana that would put lesbian, gay, bisexual and transg...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Chamber of Commerce, today, again went on record in opposition to adding sexual orientation and gender  identity to the Missouri Human Rights Statute in a hearing before the House Civil and Criminal P...

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that one of two lawyers who have been chosen to argue in favor of same-sex marriage rights before the United States Supreme Court in April has St. Louis ties.      ...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA), which would add LGBT protections to Missouri's Human Rights Statute, will be heard by the Missouri House Civil and Criminal Proceedings Committee on Wednesday.    ...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A bill proposed by a Missouri lawmaker that would allow Christian groups to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation on college campuses is being heard today in the Missouri Capitol by the Senate Judiciary Commi...

CHICAGO - Sayer Andrew Johnson, founder and president of the St. Louis based Metro Trans Umbrella Group, was honored as a member of the Trans 100 during ceremonies held last night.     ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - At least four southeast Missouri Presbyterian churches have received letters threatening to burn their buildings to the ground following Presbyterian Church USA's decision last week to amend its constitution to perform same-sex ...

  ST. LOUIS - Dozens gathered beneath the Grove sign at the corner of Manchester and Sarah today to participate in The Metro Trans Umbrella Group's first "Love Conquers All" campaign.    ...

Recently released data analysis from Gallup shows that 3.6 percent of the St. Louis metro population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.    ...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri is adding to the wave of anti-equality legislation being filed across the country with the introduction of eight bills targeting the LGBT community thus far this legislative session. ...

  Lights! Camera! Action! The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, will be taking over the Tivoli Theatre, April 19-23, 2015.   ...

  JEFFERSON CITY, MO - A Missouri legislator has introduced two bills aimed at restricting public restroom use by transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.   ...

  A co-founder and former board member of The LGBT Center of St. Louis received some special recognition from President Barack Obama Monday morning in Washington, D.C.    ...

  ST. LOUIS - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, is calling on community members to take action against SB555, introduced by Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) last week.    ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Commuters along I-64 will be treated to a dazzling display of rainbow lighting courtesy of the Saint Louis Science Center's James S. McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park in honor of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (L...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri legislator has introduced a bill that would make it illegal for the state to enforce a marriage other than between a man and a woman and allow for the firing of government employees who issue same-sex marria...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey, a Republican from St. Charles, has filed a bill asking for the ability to intervene in lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of state laws in cases where the attorney...

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —  A Missouri Senate panel met today to consider the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act or MONA (SB 237), which would bar discrimination in the state based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, emplo...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments this spring from three states, including Missouri, defending same-sex marriage bans.    ...

  ST. LOUIS - Williams& Associates, Inc., a community based agency addressing minority health disparities in St. Louis, announced today that Michael Sam, who made history as America’s first openly-gay professional football player, wi...

  ST. LOUIS - Steven Brawley, head of the St. Louis LGBT History Project has picked up checks for approximately $2,412 at Just John nightclub. The funds, which included an anonymous matching donation, were raised at the annual Bartender's Rev...

  ST. LOUIS - Echoing concerns voiced last week by The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, The Archdiocese of St. Louis is criticizing a Catholic-based hospital group's consideration of extending benefits ...

  CHICAGO – Equality Illinois on Tuesday announced an initiative to pass legislation banning ineffectual and dangerous conversion therapy during this new term of the Illinois General Assembly in order to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra...

    SPRINGFIELD, MO - Over the past several months, PROMO has worked closely with 47 Missouri hospitals, that have included 105 new LGBT welcoming policies to their own internal policies.   ...

  ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA) may have fallen short of its goal to break a world record for the most people tested for HIV in one day, Dec. 1, but the longtime AIDS Service Organization managed to shatter state and regional re...

  ST. LOUIS - PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization has unveiled Missouri Businesses for Equality, a new online directory designed so individuals can find a business across the state that supports  LGBT equality. &...

Though many were aware that Howard Meyer had been battling cancer for the past two years, news of the LGBT community leader, philanthropist and business leader's passing yesterday morning still struck like a thunderbolt.   ...

  ST. LOUIS - Dozens of LGBT and allied community members lit candles and stood outside the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 2 in solidarity with thousands across the country in remembrance of Leelah Alcorn, ...

  The Missouri Health Equity Collaborative (MOHEC) has been collaborating with TransParent to create a series of podcasts about the parents of transgender youth.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – EducationPlus' Cooperating School District Insurance Trust (CSD), a a self-insured option available to all public school districts in Missouri. will start including same-sex spouses and their dependent children.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – County employees that participate in the County Employees’ Retirement Fund (CERF) that are legally married (including same-sex couples) are now entitled to retirement benefits. There are 112 counties that participate in CERF tha...

  JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Attorney Drey Cooley of St. Louis-based law firm Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C., presented arguments to the Missouri Supreme Court in the Marriage of: M.S. v. D.S., in which a man sought a divorce from his s...

KANSAS CITY, MO – On Friday, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed notice to appeal the federal marriage decision in Lawson v. Kelly declaring Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – “The Gayborhood” radio show, which airs Monday-Friday on 1380 the X from 4-6 p.m., is returning to a Saturday only rotation.   ...

  CHARIS, The St. Louis Women’s Chorus is seeking applicants for a new Artistic Director (AD). The part-time paid position will begin on May 1, 2015.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – Over a dozen volunteers descended on an icy Art Hill in Forest Park at 1 a.m. this morning to spell out the word AIDS using tea light candles placed in bags.   ...

  Approximately 150 transgender activists, allies, and equality supporters marched in the Grove on a frigid Thanksgiving Eve for the annual Trans and Ally Rally/March organized by the Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG).   ...

  The National LGBTQ Task Force describes the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo., officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown as "shocking and painful for millions."   ...

  Capping off Transgender Awareness Month, and immediately following this week’s Transgender Day of Remembrance will be the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Transgender Spectrum Conference, Nov. 21-22, 2014.   ...

  Missouri’s two largest cities have again earned perfect scores from The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – Over 3,100 petitions were delivered by community leaders, married same-sex couples and clergy to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s office at the Old Post Office downtown, Wednesday morning. The signatures from thousands o...

  ST. LOUIS – The 31st St. Louis Veteran’s Day Parade wound through the streets of St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. Thousands descended on downtown to celebrate “Heroes Remembered: Celebrating 250 Years as a City and All Who Served.”   ...

  KANSAS CITY - Today, U.S. District Court Judge Otrie D. Smith ruled Missouri’s marriage ban unconstitutional. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, who personally supports marriage equality, said he will appeal the ruling to the 8th U.S. ...

     ST. LOUIS, MO - St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison, today, ruled that Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional paving the way for marriage equality to go forward in the Gateway City and possibly other areas of t...

  ST. LOUIS – ChoiceArt has emerged as one of the most anticipated arts events in the Gateway City having raised more than $100,000 for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri since its founding in 2010. Hosted by fr...

  On Sunday, November 2nd, the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Saint Louis will welcome Maryville University Photo Media artist and Professor Scott Lawrence Angus as he presents: Transgender Heroes.  Angus explores the American ...

  ST. LOUIS –Show Me Marriage, a grassroots public education campaign to show all Missourians that Missouri is ready for marriage equality, is creating a list of LGBT-inclusive wedding vendors.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – Marriage Equality was again before a Missouri court today as St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison heard arguments on the constitutionality of Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage.   ...

  ST. LOUIS - A total of 75 faith and clergy leaders in Missouri have come together to say, “I support the marriage of ALL Missourians.” The 75 clergy and faith leaders represent a wide range of denominations from across the state of Mis...

  ST. LOUIS – Clementines, the city’s oldest gay bar, will close on Sept. 29, 2014.   ...

  The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church and current fellow at the Center for American Progress will be in St. Louis Saturday September 27-28 to teach, preach and lead conversations on the current s...

  ST. LOUIS - A new study authored by Williams Distinguished Scholar, M.V. Lee Badgett; Williams Gleason Kettel Summer Fellow, Justin M. O’Neill; and Williams Senior Counsel, Christy Mallory; states that extending marriages to same-sex Missou...

  FERGUSON, MO –  A month to the day after unarmed black teenager Mike Brown was gunned down by a white police officer, LGBT activists with FCKH8.com and children from the very neighborhood that was ground zero for America’s largest...

  ST. LOUIS – Around 50 people participated in a rally held at Cor Jesu Academy in Affton, Sept. 5, following news reports detailing the termination of two gay faculty members at the all-girls Catholic school.   ...

ST. LOUIS – ShowMeNoHate will be holding a rally at Cor Jesu Friday morning at 7:45 a.m. outside the Academy’s doors at Gravois and South Laclede Station Roads.   ...

  GLENDALE, Mo. – Matthew Pappert, an officer with the Glendale police department since 2008, was fired on Friday for what his chief called “very concerning and inappropriate” comments made on social media.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – Among the many side stories that emerged from the coverage of the unrest following the racially charged shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was the bizarre behavior of St. Lo...

  Out in the Park sponsor Ketel One has selected four area LGBT establishments for Four Fridays of Fun in St. Louis.   ...

  ST. LOUIS, MO ­ PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, in concert with its peer statewide groups, released a statement, Aug. 15, about the racially charged shooting of Ferguson teen Michael Brown and the nights of...

  ST. LOUIS, MO - #ShowMeMarriage announced today that a Sept. 29, 2014 hearing has been set for Missouri v Sharon Quigley Carpenter, the case pertaining to the issuance of marriage licenses to four St. Louis same-sex couples by the former St...

  ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis County Human Relations Commission has been presented with an award from the St. Louis Jewish Communities PRIDE Coalition.    ...

  ST. LOUIS – Wet your whistle for a good cause at the 9th annual “Thirst For Life” taking place throughout the city as close for 40 area bars, nightclubs, coffee houses and craft cocktail centric locations participate in the annual PAWS St. ...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – The St. Louis Black Gay & Lesbian Pride Committee has announced that the organization will not be producing its weekend of Black Pride events this year.   ...

  ST. LOUIS — The Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG) has weighed in following yesterday’s sentencing of a one-time St. Louis police officer for harassing and intimidating Meg Hensley and her transgender partner Kandan Elliot late last year. &...

  ST. LOUIS – Fresh off winning best overall parade entry at this year’s PrideFest, around 30 members and supporters of the St. Louis Balloon Brigade were on hand at Meyer’s Grove, July 11, for the presentation of a $6,000 donation to PAWS St...

  Almost one month following the City of St. Louis issuing marriage licenses to four same-sex couples, the community gathered at Just John nightclub in the Grove, July 14, in both celebration and for the creation of history.    ...

  FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL – The extended Independence Day weekend was an explosion of fairs, fireworks, pool parties and back yard barbecues for many in our area. It also included the much anticipated marriage of one of our community’s most cele...

  ST. LOUIS – The second Tower Grove Pride was held on Saturday, June 28. The event kicked off with a morning picnic at the Tower Grove Farmers’ Market in Tower Grove Park before crowds descended on the festival at Grand and Hartford. ...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – Thousands of pride goers descended on downtown for the 35th anniversary St. Louis PrideFest. The June 28-29 event celebrating the LGBT community came on the heels of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announcing the marriage of fo...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis PrideFest 2014 kicked off on Saturday, June 28 with the 11 a.m. wreath laying ceremony on the steps of Soldier’s Memorial at the heart of festival.     ...

  ST. LOUIS — The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis has condemned a move by the city to challenge Missouri’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage after issuing marriage licenses to four same-sex couples late Wednesday.   ...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – A challenge to Missouri's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was brought by St. Louis city officials after issuing marriage licenses to four same-sex couples last night.   ...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay announced that marriage licenses were issued to four same-sex couples by St. Louis Recorder of Deeds, Sharon Carpenter, June 25, coinciding with the one year anniversary of the Defense of...

  ST. LOUIS, MO – The first of the Gateway City's PrideFest lighting came online tonight as the Civil Courts building and the top portion of Soldier’s Memorial were illuminated in glorious rainbow hues.   ...

  BELLEVILLE, IL - Hundreds of pride goers attended the 7th annual Metro East PrideFest celebration in downtown Belleville, Ill. on Saturday, June 21 where the highlight of the day was the same-sex marriage ceremony held at the Main Stage. ...

  ST. LOUIS – Get set for the 35th annual St. Louis PrideFest celebration, to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, 2014. For the second consecutive year, PrideFest organizers are proud to announce that the festival will take place in t...

  ST. LOUIS – Out In The Park is a private LGBT Saturday night charity event featuring unlimited riding of Six Flags St. Louis amazing thrill rides with little to no lines! Imagine the park being closed to the general public at 9PM and then b...

  ST. LOUIS – Community leaders, politicians and other dignitaries were on hand as hundreds attended last night's official Pride St. Louis kickoff party at The Stage at KDHX in Grand Center. PrideFest 2014 will be held at Soldi...

  ST. LOUIS – The Civil Courts building will be ablaze in rainbow lighting once again this year for St. Louis PrideFest thanks to the support of a local foundation.   ...

  ST. LOUIS – Military diversity will be front and center again at this year’s St. Louis PrideFest and at events around the bi-state.  ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Missouri’s Hispanic business community is coming out in support of a proposed statewide LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination bill.   ...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. – More than 450 Missouri-based companies from across the state, including two of the Fortune 500, are now voicing their support for the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA), which was introduced in both chamb...

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The St. Louis public school system has implemented changes to their employment benefits to include coverage for married, same-sex spouses.   ...