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CHICAGO, Ill. – The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee issued its first round of endorsements for the 2016 primary elections on Monday, supporting Susana Mendoza for the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Comptroller and the re-election of 24 incumbent state...

Outspoken Ugandan LGBTQ Rights Advocate Will Offer Remarks Along With Other Noted International Activists, Leaders and Scholars ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Washington University School of Law will host Dr. Frank Mugisha and several other international LGBTQ activists, leaders and scholars at...

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala this Saturday will celebrate a quarter century of progress for LGBT Illinoisans and the organization's enduring commitment to securing equal treatment for all. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is the special guest...

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 categories that they voted in...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri Senate Committee will hear the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act or MONA on Wednesday, January 27 at the State Capitol. MONA (SB 653) would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the existing Missouri Human Rights...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following a spate of similar legislation across the nation, a anti-transgender "bathroom bill" has been introduced in the Illinois House. HB 4474, sponsored by State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), would require transgender youth to use separate restrooms...

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). “I repeat my call...

CHICAGO, Ill. - According to Equality Illinois, individuals can use the restroom consistent with their gender identity in the Land of Lincoln. But for many transgender and gender non-conforming Americans the simple practice of using these public facilities can be...

This week, U.S. Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL) became the first Republican in Congress to co-sponsor the Equality Act now pending on Capitol Hill. The landmark legislation is the first-ever comprehensive federal civil rights bill for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...

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 and gender non-binary...

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,...

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. The Midwest QIPOCC, organized by PLUS and Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC):STL...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Two anti-LGBT "Religious Freedom" bills were introduced in the Missouri House today. HB 2040, introduced by State Rep. John McCaherty (R-High Ridge), would provide that certain religious organizations or persons are not required to participate in any...

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. While locales such as New York and West Hollywood are widely known...

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. Jamilah Nasheed...

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 protections. Three anti-transgender "bathroom bills'...

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 (NGLCC)...

Kentucky‘s newly appointed governor Matt Bevin is inheriting a legal bill for his state’s failed attempts at blocking same-sex marriage. It started back in February 2014, when a district judge ruled that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states....

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, including six in Missouri. The 2015...