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For the Engaged Advocate

Our collective ability to create change within Missouri increases with knowledge and awareness about what is happening around us. The information provided below is meant to help you stay engaged and stay educated on how you can advocate for yourself and LGBTQ+ rights across the state.

Legislative Update: Republican In-Fighting Helps and Complicates Things

Things Were Messy This Week This last week has made one thing clear: there are now three parties in the ...

Trans Day of Visibility 2024

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day to celebrate trans joy throughout all its forms. Across Missouri, ...
2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

January 7 - The legislative session begins. MONA and Safe Schools are both introduced in the House with a record ...
PROMO Visits the White House

PROMO Visits the White House

I am Steph Perkins, Southwest Missouri PROMO Organizer, and I'm writing you on behalf of PROMO today to let you ...
PROMO Year in Review 2010

PROMO Year in Review 2010

2010 has been an exciting year, and we are so happy to have shared it with you. While the November election and ...
2011 Year in Review

2011 Year in Review

First and foremost, allow us to extend a huge THANK YOU to the PROMO community of supporters and allies. In a ...
Over 350 Missouri Businesses Support the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act

Over 350 Missouri Businesses Support the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act

This week, the LGBT community celebrates the support of over 350 Missouri-based companies ranging from the small ...
The State of Nondiscrimination in Missouri

The State of Nondiscrimination in Missouri

Ten years ago I would have never predicted that marriage equality would surpass employment, housing and public ...
LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights Launched

LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights Launched

LGBT HealthLink, Missouri's PROMO, and lawyer Corey Prachniak, today released the first ever LGBT Healthcare Bill ...
Intersectionality

Intersectionality

The first time I heard someone shout “Stonewall was a riot,” I was sitting in a lecture hall during my first year ...
Top Moments of 2014

Top Moments of 2014

The year 2014 had its up and down moments. Here were the highs of 2014. 1. Springfield, Missouri passed a ...
PROMO Stands With Planned Parenthood

PROMO Stands With Planned Parenthood

PROMO stands with Planned Parenthood, urging you to oppose the efforts to defund Planned Parenthood in the U.S. ...