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Welcoming Schools Cosponsors St Louis Event on LGBT Inclusive Schools

Welcoming Schools Cosponsors St Louis Event on LGBT Inclusive Schools

Tonight's discussion at the Missouri History Museum kicks off with screenings of What Do You Know? and It's Still...

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Missouri Republican Comes Out, Opposes “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Missouri Republican Comes Out, Opposes “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Rep. Zach Wyatt has called on 20 of his fellow Republicans to withdraw support for the legislation.

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Missouri Advocates Launch New Site to Fight “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Missouri Advocates Launch New Site to Fight “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

OKtoSayGay.org provides a space for students, teachers and other allies to call out this wrongheaded legislation.

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Missouri’s own “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Advances in House Legislature

Missouri’s own “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Advances in House Legislature

A Missouri bill which would ban discussion of sexual orientation in schools has been referred to the House legislature’s...

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Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher in Advance of Wedding

Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher in Advance of Wedding

Archdiocese cites “Christian Witness Statement” in defending the firing.

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Love Conquers Hate: High Schoolers Triumph Over Westboro Baptist Church
Westboro Baptist Church: An Unlikely Supporter of LGBT Equality

Westboro Baptist Church: An Unlikely Supporter of LGBT Equality

Oft known for protesting funerals of fallen soldiers and spewing anti-LGBT hate, Westboro Baptist Church is an unlikely...

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Views from the Road: Relive the Road to Equality in Photos
HRC’s “All Children – All Families” comes to Kansas City

HRC’s “All Children – All Families” comes to Kansas City

What a fantastic few days we’ve had here in the Kansas City area. We started off by welcoming students back to school at...

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LIKE ME Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope in Kansas City

LIKE ME Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope in Kansas City

Our trip to Kansas City for the “On the Road to Equality” national bus tour continued late into the night on Friday. After...

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Discussing Healthcare Inequities at KU Medical Center

Discussing Healthcare Inequities at KU Medical Center

Continuing our educational programming during HRC’s “On the Road to Equality” visit to Kansas and Missouri, we’re at the...

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