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Several Missouri counties still refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Some Missouri counties still won’t issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite last week’s Supreme Court ruling, prompting an advocacy group to threaten legal action Wednesday to force compliance.
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Missouri moves swiftly to begin same-sex marriages statewide
Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision Friday to legalize same-sex marriage – upending Missouri’s constitutional ban on the practice – same-sex couples in the state applied and were granted marriage licenses.
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Bus driver to 11-year-old girls: ‘You’re gay and will burn in hell for it’
The incident reportedly happened on Friday morning as the fifth grader was riding the bus to Pathway Academy, a Kansas City charter school.
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Jurors recommend 30-year prison term for man convicted of infecting another with HIV
A jury in Missouri deliberated about two hours before recommending the prison term for former Lindenwood University student Michael L. Johnson.
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Missouri anti-gay lawmaker busted in sexting scandal resigns
John Diehl, who once championed the Religious Right’s anti-gay agenda in the state House, and in turn praised by conservative groups for his “moral leadership,” resigned Thursday amid a sexting scandal with a female legislative intern.
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Anti-gay Missouri lawmaker praised for his ‘moral leadership’ busted sexting with intern
Missouri House Speaker, Republican John Diehl, who is married, has championed the Religious Right’s anti-gay agenda in the state house, and has in turn been praised by state conservative groups for his “moral leadership.”
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Man on trial in HIV exposure case previously tested positive, say prosecutors
The former wrestler at Lindenwood University in St. Charles is accused of infecting two of his sex partners and endangering four others. He has pleaded not guilty to six felony charges.
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Missouri man accused of ‘recklessly infecting’ two with HIV on trial
Prosecutors accuse Michael L. Johnson of “recklessly infecting” two male sex partners with HIV and knowingly exposing four others over nearly 10 months after being diagnosed as HIV positive in January 2013.
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Teacher suspended for showing 1959 anti-gay film as part of history lesson
The film, titled “Boys Beware,” was produced in 1959 and warns students to avoid strangers “because they might be homosexual.”
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Missourians lobby for LGBT protections ahead of crucial votes
Equality supporters met with and urged elected lawmakers to support legislation protecting Missourians from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, and grant local school districts the authority to develop their own anti-bullying policies.