JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — PROMO, a statewide LGBTQ rights organization in Missouri, is hosting a lobby day for the community on Tuesday, Feb. 20. From the Facebook event: Please join us for Missouri’s LGBT lobby day, known as PROMO’s annual Equality Day. This marks the 20th year that the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) has been…
JEFFERSON CITY — PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBTQ rights organization, has called for gender identity to be added to a nondiscrimination bill. PROMO said in a statement that HB 2253, filed by State Rep. Mike Stephens this past week does not include gender identity, unlike other versions of the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act that have been submitted in the…
ST. LOUIS — Four anti-LGBTQ bills have been prefiled with the Missouri legislature, PROMO reported on Wednesday. PROMO is the Missouri’s statewide LGBTQ rights organization. Two of the bills are anti-transgender bills restricting bathroom access. The other two bills focus on religious exemption and marriage. The anti-trans bills are SB 690 (Sen. Emery) and HB 1755 (Rep. Pogue). Similar…
ST. LOUIS – In an historic decision on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, a Missouri Court of Appeals Western District three-judge panel (Karen King Mitchell, Presiding Judge, Gary D. Witt, Judge, Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge) ruled that workplace discrimination on the basis of sex-stereotyping — conforming to expectations for one’s sex, which is often attributed in…
ST. LOUIS — PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, is proud to announce the launch of their new website at promoonline.org. The increase of calls, emails, and messages from LGBT people in Missouri seeking resources helped PROMO guide the direction of the website. With the increase of anti-LGBT bills and rhetoric in Missouri, the site…
