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We pause each year at this time to reflect, commemorate, and mourn on the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. This day has a long history beginning here in the United States. The Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR, was founded...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, in collaboration with Rehab Bar & Grill, will host the annual LGBTQIA+ Community Thanksgiving Dinner at PrideCenter (3738 Chouteau Ave., 63110) on Thursday, Nov. 22, featuring food, fellowship, and a whole lot of...

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 January 1. Hours are...

Strawberry Hampton, a transgender woman who has been incarcerated in several men's prisons across Illinois, has described feeling like a "sex slave" according to court documents claiming repeated abuse and sexual assaults involving guards and inmates, The Chicago Tribune reports....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The LGBT Caucus in the 101st Illinois General Assembly will increase to four on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. On November 6, 2018, Illinois State Representatives Greg Harris (D-13-Chicago), Kelly Cassidy (D-14-Chicago) and Sam Yingling (D-62-Lake County) were...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The LGBT Caucus in the 100th Missouri General Assembly will increase to three on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. On November 6, 2018, Missouri State Representatives Greg Razer (D-25-Kansas City) and Tom Hannegan (R-65-St. Charles) were both...

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! You’ll be enchanted by whimsical animal-themed displays throughout the 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. Organizers are reaching out to the LGBTQIA+ and ally community to make connections, build...

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, iconic costume contest...

Many municipalities extend vital protections to their LGBTQ citizens and visitors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, in partnership...

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 and queer (LGBTQ)...

Cuyahoga County Council just made history for its LGBTQ residents. The council––the first county in Ohio, and only one of two that can enact such a law, the other being Summit––voted to establish county-wide LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections. In addition, they...

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...

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...

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. “The Board of Directors thanks Melanie Powell-Robinson...

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...

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. Clark, who was nominated by President...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Darkness, St. Louis' longest-running haunted house, is celebrating Its 25th Year of Fear during the 2018 haunt season. Rated as America's best haunted house, The Darkness is opening with a total renovation to...

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...