All posts tagged "missouri"
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Missouri anti-gay constitutional amendment stalls in committee
LGBT residents of the Show Me State have gotten a temporary reprieve after efforts to place a constitutional amendment that would have targeted them for...
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Missouri state senator: Expanding gay rights hurt Illinois’ economy
Sponsor of anti-gay constitutional amendment says protecting religious freedom is better for business
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Missouri GOP halts Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster of anti-gay constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Republicans used a rare procedural maneuver to stop a record-breaking 39-hour filibuster of a proposed anti-gay amendment to the state’s constitution. Republicans, who control the...
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Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering an anti-LGBT amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit the state from penalizing clergy or business owners who object...
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Missouri AG candidate proposes religious exemption law
It’s become the classic “dog bites man” storyline: Another Republican politician is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide special religious exemptions for ministers,...
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Missouri schools navigate transgender restroom policies
A number of Missouri schools are adopting policies to deal with transgender students, but will require those students to use either a gender neutral bathroom...
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Supreme Equality: The Day Love Won
On June 26, the Supreme Court affirmed marriage equality for millions of gay Americans, ushering in a new age of LGBT rights
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School bus driver to girls: You’re gay and will burn in hell
—Maurissa Rushing, an 11-year-old Missouri native, recounting her experience with a homophobic school bus driver. Speaking with Fox4KC, Rushing stated that the driver cornered her and...
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Brady Bunch star Barry Williams makes insensitive comment about Bruce Jenner
Barry Williams makes insensitive comment about Bruce Jenner
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Federal judge strikes down Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge found Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Ortrie Smith ruled the Missouri...
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State judge rules against Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A judge in Missouri found the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday in a ruling that will impact the city of St. Louis. Circuit...
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LGBT groups voice support for family of Michael Brown
Nearly 20 LGBT-rights organizations issued a letter voicing their solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed...
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Good week for Tesla and Ford, bad week for GM
Tesla's governmental redemption, Ford starts taking Mustang 2015 orders, GM's woes worsen
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Student denied readmission to Baptist college after coming out
“I was told I couldn’t come back unless I petitioned to the president or I wrote a statement that I would adhere to the moral...
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Westward Ho
In his book, 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live, Gregory Kompes included St. Louis among the cities that made the cut. If you think that...
