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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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Views from the Road: Relive the Road to Equality in Photos
Inclusive Protections Adopted in St. Louis

Inclusive Protections Adopted in St. Louis

Thanks in large part to the work of PROMO and TransHaven, Saint Louis, MO., has added gender identity to the city’s Civil...

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