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Despite massive outcry, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, on Friday, signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among the most restrictive abortion policies in...

Bill to include LGBTQ historical contributions in public school curriculum passed Illinois Senate with bipartisan support SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A significant legislative measure to ensure students in Illinois public schools would learn about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...

Legislation to modernize Illinois law to ensure single-occupancy restroom facilities are designated as gender neutral passed the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday, said Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. The legislation,...

Missouri bill would ban abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy in another extreme attempt to criminalize abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade In response to the Missouri state legislature passing an extreme ban on abortion today, with no exceptions...

Alton, Illinois-based craft brewery, Old Bakery Beer, is partnering with Saint Louis Effort for AIDS in June just in time for Pride Month. Old Bakery's limited edition rainbow Citrus Wheat Pride can launches, June 1, and will be available while...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, the region's leading LGBTQIA+ organization, has announced its 2019 community service award winners. The annual accolades recognize individuals and organizations in our region who have made a remarkable difference in the LGBTQIA+ community...

"It’s not their voices that cause harm to LGBT Missourians, it’s the silence that comes from the leadership of the majority party that brings real harm." - Rep. Greg Razer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Openly gay Missouri State Representative Greg...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) is proud to announce the recipients of 2019 scholarship awards. Each year, MCS awards scholarships to students who demonstrate courage and take a stand for social justice. MCS and our community partners...

Foodies unite! St. Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA) marks its 26th year participating in Dining Out for Life (DOFL) on Thursday, May 2, 2019 with over 100 area restaurants taking part this year. DOFL is an international event that has...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation ensuring the option of a non-binary designation on an Illinois driver’s license passed the Illinois House, on Wednesday, with a vote of 67-38.The bill next moves to the Illinois Senate for consideration. The LGBTQ-inclusive legislation...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, on Friday, that the state's Medicaid program would start covering gender-affirming healthcare. Pritzker, a Democrat, said the state’s Medicaid program “will begin covering gender-affirming surgeries for members under new policies being established.” “Healthcare is a...

Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a proposal that allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse adoption to families that are gay, single-parent and/or non-Christian, News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tennessee reports. The GOP-controlled House overwhelmingly passed the legislation on Monday, taking the...

Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG) is hosting its sixth annual art show at the Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis on April 13. The evening is for all ages and all abilities, being handicapped accessible, and there is a $5...

A lesbian couple says they were turned away from dance lessons at a Des Peres, Missouri dance studio, ABC 17 reports. Michelle King and Mandy Shelton are engaged, so Shelton bought the couple dance lessons on Groupon at Dave Thompson’s...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In an email to supporters, PROMO, Missouri's statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization, voiced its opposition to a fifth piece of anti-equality legislation introduced in the General Assembly this session. HB 927 will prohibit an institution of higher...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Inclusive Curriculum Bill (HB 246), which would include the contributions of LGBTQ people in the history curriculum in Illinois public schools, passed The Illinois House of Representatives in a 60-42 vote on Wednesday. The bill next...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A prominent Louisville physician has sent a homophobic email to the Louisville Ballet in response to two men in the performance of Human Abstract, a story uplifting gay love through dance, and an advertisement showing them holding...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In a pair of historic decisions, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled, on Tuesday, that a case of employment discrimination of a gay man and a case of public accommodations discrimination of a transgender student can proceed...

Update: The United Methodist Church has voted to strengthen its ban on openly LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages by affirming its "Traditional Plan" 438-384. UMC, the nation’s second-largest Protestant church, reached the decision in a final vote at a...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Columbia City Council, on Monday, unanimously passed a Resolution in support of legislation in the Missouri General Assembly which would ban so-called "conversion therapy." Conversion therapy, also referred to as "reparative therapy,” “ex-gay therapy,”...